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External sources (not reviewed)

High Commissioner for Refugees, the United Nations Environment Programme and the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute, located in Turin, Italy.

Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), under a memorandum of understanding and specific service agreements with them, with a full range of administrative and other support services, including in the areas of human resources administration, information and communications technology services, accounting and procurement.

to establish an intergovernmental science-policy platform on biodiversity and ecosystem services and invited the General Assembly to take appropriate action for that purpose, the Government of the Republic of Korea, which also served as the Chair of that meeting, emphasizes the particular importance of this matter to the international community in the field of sustainable development and the environment.

the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, and the United Nations Population Fund.

for UNEP to conduct up-to-date, comprehensive, scientifically credible and policyrelevant global environment assessments, in close consultation with Member States, in order to support decision-making processes at all levels; and welcomed the approval of the programme of work and the budget for the period 2012-2013 (resolution 66/203).

Report of the WMO-UNEP Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), and based on UNESCO’s longstanding work on this issue, Major Programme II (MP II) spearheaded efforts within the Secretariat to define a strategic and integrated approach for UNESCO on mitigation of and adaptation to the effects of climate change and their ethical implications and to position the Organization so that it can enhance its contribution to ongoing global and regional efforts, drawing on its comparative advantages and unique competencies.

Secretariat of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction; Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs; Office for Outer Space Affairs; and United Nations Population Fund.

the ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, held in Bonn, Germany, in 2008.

of the system so as to enable it to become the leading global voice for the environment.

and to prepare for the second phase of the programme.

and climate change adaptation.

the World Bank and the regional development banks, as well as targeted support to capacity-building.

waste management and by the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the Secretariat and the United Nations Centre for Regional Development to launch an international partnership on waste management services of local authorities.

provides joint and common services to other organizations of the United Nations system in Kenya, as applicable; and manages and implements the programmes of administration, conference services and public information and provides security and safety services for United Nations staff and facilities in the United Nations Office at Nairobi.

management of the watershed – Phytotechnology and Ecohydrology”.

(A/65/25) to be critical to the future work of UNEP, particularly with regard to the decisions on its medium-term strategy for the period 2010-2013.

and as Treasurer of the Fund, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the World Bank attended the Meeting as observers.

situation in the Gaza Strip and stressed the need for follow-up of the recommendations therein.

for Development of the Economic and Social Council, in order to find ways in which space technology could contribute to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals and any future development targets that might result from political commitments undertaken by Member States upon the conclusion of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20).

Organization, the Joint Inspection Unit, the World Bank and the World Meteorological Organization.

High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).

United Nations University, International Trade Centre, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, World Food Programme.

for Asia and the Pacific), non-governmental organizations (e.g., International Institute for Trade and Development, South Centre), academia (e.g., École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne, Nigerian Institute for Advanced Legal Studies, Open University, University of Gothenburg, World Trade Institute) and the private sector (e.g., Lalive, Veolia Environnement) have contributed to this impressive growth in e-learning and, more broadly, in technology-enhanced learning.

a comprehensive programme to promote the sustainable use of charcoal in the country.

and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), and the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development.

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights; United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women; International Monetary Fund; and World Health Organization.