Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

  1. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is an international agency of the UN that coordinates United Nations environmental activities.
  2. It is headquartered at Vienna.

  1. Only 1

  2. Only 2

  3. Both of these

  4. Neither of these
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Statement 1 is wrong: The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is an international institution (a programme, rather than an agency of the UN) that coordinates United Nations environmental activities, assisting developing countries in implementing environmentally sound policies and practices. Statement 2 is also wrong: It was founded 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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