UN-Energy

UN-Energy is a mechanism in the United Nations system in the field of energy. It was founded on up to the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD ) in Johannesburg in 2002. Its purpose is, especially to enforce a consistent approach for a sustainable energy system in developing countries to achieve the Millennium Development Goals.

To achieve this, assessed UN-Energy energy-related activities within the UN system and tries to unify. Currently, UN-Energy, a very small unit in the UN, it has not even reached the status of a program.

Current Chairman of UN-Energy is Kandeh Yumkella, Director-General of the UN Industrial Development Organization UNIDO.

Members

  • Economic Commission for Africa
  • Economic Commission for Europe
  • Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
  • Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
  • Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia
  • Food and Agriculture Organization
  • International Atomic Energy Agency
  • United Nations Programme for Human Settlements ( HABITAT )
  • United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
  • Development Programme of the United Nations
  • The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural
  • Environment Programme of the United Nations
  • UNFCCC United Nations
  • The United Nations Industrial Development Organization
  • International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women
  • World Health Organization
  • World Meteorological Organization
  • World Bank Group
  • Department of Economic and Social Affairs
  • Secretariat of the Coordinating Council of the heads of the organizations of the United Nations system
United Nations Development Programme United Nations Environment Programme
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