The contentious issues of
governance of the UN
Environment Programme
(UNEP) was resolved at
the resumed 19th session
of the Governing Council
which ended in the UNEP
headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya, on April 4.
Delegates agreed to set up a high-level
committee of ministers and officials in
charge of environment as a subsidiary body
of the Council.
The proposed committee will be
empowered to consider international environmental agenda and to make recommendations, regarding reforms and policies to
the Council. It will also enhance UNEP's
collaboration and cooperation with other
adequate financial resources for UNEP. The
new committee will consist of 36 members
who will be elected every two years
from among members of the UN and its
specialised agencies.
The session which began on January 27,
was temporarily adjourned on February 7
after members failed to agree on the
question of governance. The next session
of the Governing Council will be held in
May 1999. A special session will also be
held sometime in November 1997 to review
the results of the forthcoming Earth
Summit +5 at the UN headquarters in New
York from June 23-27.
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