Respecter les engagements environnementaux internationaux

We work to support the implementation of Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs)

Multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs) are one of the key instruments of international environmental governance and international environmental law.  They are separate treaties to which States, regional economic integration organizations and, in some instances, and international organizations have become a Party.  They intend to promote international cooperation on a specific set of environmental issues, such as the protection of the ozone layer and biodiversity and sustainable management of hazardous chemicals and waste. 

UNEP has been designated by the governing bodies of 15 MEAs, eight global and seven regional, to provide secretariat functions to those conventions.  This host relationship established with UNEP includes UNEP providing cost-effective administrative and financial support for each secretariat to carry out its responsibilities. Read more in the Factsheets on the UNEP-administered global MEAs.

UNEP also provides national capacity building for effective MEAs implementation through the following select initiatives:

Resources

The 15 UNEP-administered MEAs include:

Global MEAs

Regional Seas Conventions

Other Regional Conventions