United Nations Environment Programme

Foreign Affairs Officers play key roles in the negotiation and implementation of multilateral environmental agreements.

Relevant sections of the Manual for Foreign Affairs Officers include:

• Resources on preparing for (Guideline 10) and participating in the negotiation of MEAs (Guidelines 11 - 17)
• National measures to implement MEAs (Guidelines 18 - 33)
• International cooperation and coordination to ensure compliance with MEAs (Guideline 34)
• Institutional frameworks to control import and export (Guideline 41(b))
• International cooperation and coordination in enforcement efforts (Guidelines 45 - 49)