Joint UNEP/OCHA Environment Unit 

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Joint UNEP/OCHA Environment Unit Activities

The Joint UNEP/OCHA Environment Unit serves as the integrated UN emergency response mechanism for mobilizing and coordinating international assistance to countries facing environmental emergencies and natural disasters with significant environmental impacts.

OCHA and UNEP have launched at the WSSD the Environmental Emergencies Partnership. The Partnership goal is to reduce the frequency and severity of environmental emergencies through more effective and integrated prevention, preparedness and response.

AGENDA 21 Areas of Particular Focus or Interest

Brief Descriptions of and Links to Information Activities

Network

The Environmental Emergencies Partnership was launched by OCHA and UNEP at the World Summit on Sustainable Development in 2002.

Capacity

http://www.humanitarianinfo.org/eep

Responsible Office/Person

Rene Nijenhuis
OCHA Geneva, United Nations, Palais des Nations, CH-1211 Geneva 10 Switzerland
Tel +41 22 917 1815
Fax +41 22 917 0257
Email nijenhuis-at-un.org

Date of preparation: 23 September 2004
 

 

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