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United Nations Environment Programme
The
United Nations Environment Programme
(
UNEP
) is an agency that coordinates its environmental activities, assisting developing countries in implementing
environmentally sound policies and practices
. It was founded by
Maurice Strong
, its first director, as a result of the
United Nations Conference on the Human Environment
in June 1972 and has its
headquarters
in the Gigiri neighborhood of
Nairobi
,
Kenya
. UNEP also has six regional offices and various country offices.
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