UNEP Logo — United Nations Program for Environment, UNEP based in Nairobi, Kenya, is a program of the United Nations that coordinates the activities related to environment, assisting countries in implementing of appropriate environmental policies and to promote sustainable development. It was created on the recommendation of the United Nations Conference on Human Development (Stockholm — 1972).
Its mission is to provide leadership and encourage partnership in caring for the environment by inspiring, informing and enabling nations and peoples to improve their life without compromising that of future generations. Its activities cover a wide range of topics, from the atmosphere and ecosystems, land, promotion of environmental science and dissemination of information relating to the issuance of warnings and the ability to respond to emergencies related to environmental disasters.