United Nations Environment Programme Report of the Governing Council: Tenth Special Session (20 to 22 February 2008)

This summary of UNEP’s activities in 2007 provides an overview of the organizations contribution to the fight against climate change in a year in which unequivocal evidence established that global warming is the defining challenge of our era. The report also looks at the broad range of other activities carried out by UNEP as it follows its mandate to provide environmental leadership and promote sustainable development.