WORK WITH OTHER INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
The °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ and United Nations Environment Programme
In the context of the Doha Round and in particular in 2006, the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ Secretariat has been collaborating closely with the secretariat of UNEP, who have been regularly attending °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ meetings. This collaboration extends back further, though. Since 1995, the UNEP has been an observer of the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ Committee on Trade and Environment and the two organizations have, in particular, worked closely in the context of capacity building activities to raise awareness on the linkages between trade, environment and sustainable development and to promote greater dialogue between trade and environment policy makers. The °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ has also participated at sessions of the UNEP Governing Council.
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Collaboration
Collaboration between °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ and UNEP is welcomed in the Doha Ministerial Declaration. The Doha mandate of negotiations specifically addresses the issue of cooperation between the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ and MEA secretariats as a means to achieve the overall objective of enhancing the mutual supportiveness between the trade and environment regimes.
> Press release on cooperation between °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ and UNEP November 1999
Events back to top
Collaboration has included joint events e.g.
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ-UNEP roundtable — 5 February 2007
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Observership back to top
UNEP has is an observer to the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ's Committee on Trade and Development and special sessions of the Committee on Trade and Environment. °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ also has observership status at UNEP.
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full list of
observers to °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ bodies
> full list of IGOs in which the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ participates as an observer