The Environment Management Group (EMG) seeks to enhance coopera-
tion in the field of environment and human settlements within and beyond the UN system.
Established following the adoption of General Assembly resolution 53/242 in 1999, the
EMG draws its membership from the specialized agencies, funds and programmes of the
UN system and the secretariats of multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs). UNEP
provides the secretariat.
Activities
The EMG adopts an issue-management and problem-solving approach aimed at promoting solutions to and joint action on important and newly emerging issues
on the environment and human settlements agenda. The EMG:
identifies issues on the environment and human settlements agenda requiring enhanced interagency cooperation;
addresses these issues through time-bound issue-management groups (IMGs)
consisting of relevant UN entities as well as other stakeholders with proven expertise in the area;
provides a forum for its members to share their views or concerns on issues of
common interest, to review progress or identify obstacles, to convey their views on certain issues to intergovernmental forums and processes and to other relevant forums, and to set a roadmap for the future;
contributes to the implementation of the outcomes of the World Summit on Sustainable
Development (WSSD) and the Millennium Summit in the areas of environment and human settlements.
Type of organisation:
Intergovernmental organizations
Established:
2003
Number of staff:
5
Head/Director:
Head of Secretariat: Ivar Baste
Cooperation
The EMG’s main mandate is to enhance cooperation and joint action within and beyond the UN system, including the Bretton Woods institutions and WTO. It also establishes concrete working relationships with NGOs, other civil society groups and the private sector.
