Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1 Institutionalizing Cooperation
- 2 Multilateral Environmental Regulation
- 3 Nature and Character of Environmental Agreements
- 4 Host Institution Arrangements
- 5 Legal Status
- 6 Conclusions
- Appendices
- Part I Relationship Agreements
- Part II Headquarters Agreements
- IV Headquarters Agreement between UNESCO and France
- V Agreement between the United Nations and the Republic of Kenya regarding the Headquarters of the United Nations Environment Programme
- VI Agreement between the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Government of Canada concerning the Headquarters of the Convention Secretariat
- VII Agreement between the Federal Republic of Germany and the United Nations concerning the Headquarters of the United Nations Volunteers Programme
- VIII Agreement among the United Nations, the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany, and the Secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change concerning the Headquarters of the Convention Secretariat
- IX Agreement between the United Nations, the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany, and the Secretariat of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification concerning the Headquarters of the Convention Permanent Secretariat
- X Agreement among the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany, the United Nations, and the Secretariat of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals concerning the Headquarters of the Convention Secretariat
- Index
VIII - Agreement among the United Nations, the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany, and the Secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change concerning the Headquarters of the Convention Secretariat
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 September 2013
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1 Institutionalizing Cooperation
- 2 Multilateral Environmental Regulation
- 3 Nature and Character of Environmental Agreements
- 4 Host Institution Arrangements
- 5 Legal Status
- 6 Conclusions
- Appendices
- Part I Relationship Agreements
- Part II Headquarters Agreements
- IV Headquarters Agreement between UNESCO and France
- V Agreement between the United Nations and the Republic of Kenya regarding the Headquarters of the United Nations Environment Programme
- VI Agreement between the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Government of Canada concerning the Headquarters of the Convention Secretariat
- VII Agreement between the Federal Republic of Germany and the United Nations concerning the Headquarters of the United Nations Volunteers Programme
- VIII Agreement among the United Nations, the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany, and the Secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change concerning the Headquarters of the Convention Secretariat
- IX Agreement between the United Nations, the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany, and the Secretariat of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification concerning the Headquarters of the Convention Permanent Secretariat
- X Agreement among the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany, the United Nations, and the Secretariat of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals concerning the Headquarters of the Convention Secretariat
- Index
Summary
Whereas the first session of the Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC, by its decision 16/CP. 1 of 7 April 1995, decided to accept the offer of the Federal Republic of Germany to host the Convention secretariat;
Whereas the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, in its decision 14/CP. 1 of 7 April 1995, further decided that “the Convention secretariat shall be institutionally linked to the United Nations, while not being fully integrated in the work programme and management structure of any particular department or programme [of the United Nations]”
Whereas the General Assembly, by its resolution 50/115 of 16 February 1996, endorsed the institutional linkage between the Convention secretariat and the United Nations; as adopted by the Conference of the Parties;
Whereas Article 4 paragraph 3, of the Agreement between the United Nations and the Federal Republic of Germany concerning the Headquarters of the United Nations Volunteers Programme concluded on 10 November 1995 provides that it “may also be made applicable, mutatis mutandis, to other intergovernmental entities, institutionally linked to the United Nations, by agreement among such entities, the Government and the United Nations”
Whereas Article 4 paragraph 2 of the Agreement between the United Nations and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany concerning the Occupancy and Use of the United Nations Premises in Bonn concluded on 13 February 1996, inter alia, provides that “[t]he United Nations shall make available appropriate space in the Premises to the secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change taking into account the offer of the Government to establish the headquarters of its secretariat in Germany … ”,
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- Multilateral Environmental AgreementsLegal Status of the Secretariats, pp. 297 - 304Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2010