strategy
Ensuring cooperation between United Nations and multilateral financial organizations in follow up to UNCED
Synonyms:
Effecting cooperation between United Nations and multilateral financial organizations in follow up to Agenda 21Improving cooperation on Agenda 21 follow-up among United Nations and financial organizations at global, regional and levels
Context:
The success of the follow-up to UNCED depends on an effective link between substantive action and financial support, and this requires close and effective cooperation between United Nations bodies and the multilateral financial organizations. Agenda 21 indicates that the UN Secretary-General and heads of UN programmes, organizations and the multi-lateral financial organizations have a special responsibility in forging such cooperation, not only through full participation in the UN high-level coordination mechanism (Administrative Committee on Coordination) but also at regional and national levels. Implementation:
This strategy features in the framework of Agenda 21 as formulated at UNCED (Rio de Janeiro, 1992), now coordinated by the UN Commission on Sustainable Development and implemented through national and local authorities. Claim:
The success of the follow-up to UNCED depends on an effective link between substantive action and financial support, and this requires close and effective cooperation between UN bodies and the multilateral financial organizations. The Secretary-General and heads of UN programmes, organizations and the multi-lateral financial organizations have a special responsibility in forging such cooperation, not only through full participation in the UN high-level coordination mechanism (Administrative Committee on Coordination) but also at regional and national levels. In particular, representatives of multilateral financial institutions and mechanisms, as well as the International Fund for Agricultural Development, should be actively associated with deliberations of the intergovernmental structure responsible for the follow up to Agenda 21. Narrower:
Involving multilateral financial organizations in intergovernmental follow-up to Agenda 21 Facilitates:
FinancingMonitoring implementation of Agenda 21 in respect of availability of financial resources Subjects:
Action → Action Commerce → Finance
Environment → Environment
International Relations → United nations
Development → Reform
Type Classification:
G: Very Specific strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
