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ENVIRONMENT IN UNECE
The broad aim of UNECE's environment activities is to
safeguard the environment and human health and to promote sustainable
development in its member States in line with Agenda 21. The practical
aim is to reduce pollution so as to minimize environmental damage and
avoid compromising environmental conditions for future generations.
To this end, UNECE has adopted a multi-pronged approach:
- Its Committee
on Environmental Policy brings together governments to formulate
environmental policy, develop international environmental law and support
international initiatives. It organizes seminars, workshops and advisory
missions. The Committee has negotiated five environmental treaties,
all of which are now in force. Their governing bodies are serviced by
the UNECE secretariat, which also helps them to monitor the implementation
of the treaties.
The five treaties are:
- The Committee on Environmental Policy also takes a very active role
in certain regional and cross-sectoral processes, e.g., “Environment
for Europe” and "Transport,
Health and Environment". UNECE provides the secretariat for the Ministerial Conferences “Environment
for Europe” and their preparatory processes, including, in particular,
meetings of the intergovernmental Working Group of Senior Officials
and its Executive Committee.
- Finally, through its Environmental
Performance Reviews, the Committee assesses individual countries’
efforts to bring down pollution levels and manage their natural resources,
and makes recommendations to improve their environmental performance.
The UNECE secretariat for these activities is located within the Division
for Environment and Human Settlements.
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