UNEP assists governments in developing, implementing, and reinforcing the processes, policies, and programmes essential to achieve sustainable development and mainstreaming environmental considerations in development planning.

Foreword Inger Andersen UN Under-Secretary-General and UNEP Executive Director 2021 was a year in which environmental issues reached an unprecedented prominence on the global stage. The eyes of the world focused on the United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow.

Established in 1996, it is the UN's official headquarters in Africa. [1] The United Nations Office at Nairobi also hosts the global headquarters for two programmes: the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) [2] and the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat). [3]