UNEP and the European Commission

UNEP and the European Commission have a strong and long-standing partnership, translating policy efforts into concrete programmatic results that advance the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). UNEP, including the Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) it administers, and the European Commission have worked together since UNEP’s creation in 1972 and further strengthened their relationship through the agreement of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in 2004. The MoU was renewed in 2014 and in 2021 to include a new Annex with common areas of interest in view of the global environmental agenda and the new European Union (EU) policy context for the period 2021-2025. Guided by the shared policy priorities defined in the MoU, the cooperation between UNEP and the European Commission has evolved over the years into a solid partnership, promoting the ambitions agreed at the United Nations Environmental Assembly and delivering more than a large variety of projects.