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UNEP Major Groups and Stakeholders Branch - Documents and Recommendations from Civil Society Organizations

Position Papers

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Recommendations by the yearly Global Civil Society Forum (GCSF) held during the regular or special sessions of the UNEP Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environment Forum

Regional Civil Society Reports and Recommendations in preparation for the WSSD

Pan-European and American NGO Statement in Preparation for the WSSD (PDF, 136 KB)
Geneva, Switzerland. September 22-23, 2001
Latin America & Caribbean Civil Society Statement in Preparation for WSSD (PDF, 100 KB)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 20 October 2001
African Civil Society Forum Statement in Preparation for the WSSD (PDF, 145 KB)
Nairobi, Kenya, October 15-16, 2001
Arab NGO Forum Report in Preparation for the WSSD (PDF, 528 KB)
Manama, Bahrain, September 8, 2001
Joint Parliamentarian Civil Society Forum Report in Preparation for the WSSD (PDF, 399 KB)
Beirut, Lebanon, November 15-16, 2001

Civil Society Statements and Documents on International Environmental Governance

Civil Society Consultation on the second meeting on the Intergovernmental Strategic Plan for Technology Support and Capacity-Building (PDF, 110 KB)
Nairobi, Kenya, 1 September 2004
Civil society representatives elaborated a response to the text of the chair of the previous intergovernmental meeting. The statement was read during the second intergovernmental meeting from 2 to 4 September 2004 in Nairobi, Kenya.
Report of the Civil Society Consultation on an Intergovernmental Strategic Plan for Technology Support and Capacity-Building (PDF, 254 KB)
Nairobi, Kenya, 21 and 22 June 2004
Civil society representatives expressed their views on the content and structure of the Intergovernmental Strategic Plan for Technology Support and Capacity-Building. They elaborated a statement that was read during the intergovernmental meeting in New York, 25-26 June 2005.
Civil Society Consultations on Enhancing CSO Engagement with UNEP (PDF, 154 KB)
Nairobi, Kenya, 24-25 May, 2001
Civil Society Organization representatives, government officials and UNEP staff expressed their views on how Civil Society could play a greater, more active role in UNEP's work. Key points of discussions were UNEP's accreditation criteria for Civil Society Organizations as well as the need for a body to oversee the collaboration between UNEP and Civil Society and for greater flexibility in UNEP's funding of projects.
Civil Society Consultations on International Environmental Governance (PDF, 158 KB)
Nairobi, Kenya, May 22-23, 2001
Views on a future strengthened and streamlined international environmental governance system were shared between UNEP staff, government officials and representatives of Civil Society Organizations. The discussions highlighted the important role of Civil Society in bringing about changes in the system that would be credible to all stakeholders and addressed the issue of what UNEP's role in the process would be.

Reports

African CSO report on Military Activities and the Environment
The report on “African CSO report on Military Activities and the Environment” is submitted by the Co-chairs of the Military Related Environmental Concerns Committee from the Vermont Law School International Law Society for information to UNEP.