May 2007: In the margins of the 15th session of the Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD-15), the workshop ‘UNEO: A Champion for environment in the 21st Century: But what role for the stakeholders?’ gathered some 25 representatives of civil society and the private sector as well as representatives of the French government in New York, […]
May 2007: In the margins of the 15th session of the Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD-15), the workshop ‘UNEO: A Champion for environment in the 21st Century: But what role for the stakeholders?’ gathered some 25 representatives of civil society and the private sector as well as representatives of the French government in New York, US, on 3 May 2007, to discuss the reform of international environmental governance (IEG) and the idea of transforming the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) into a UN Environment Organization (UNEO).
The workshop also addressed existing best practices of stakeholders’ participation in international fora, including the International Labor Organization and the Aarhus Convention, and participants cautioned against the replication of the CSD or UNEP model of engagement in a UNEO. As a way forward, ANPED, Stakeholder Forum and UN-Non-Governmental Liaison Service (UN-NGLS) will develop a matrix on stakeholder engagement models for input into the formulation of a UNEO. [UN-NGLS report]