Mission


Permanent Mission of Japan to the International Organizations in Nairobi is a permanent delegation of Japan to United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and United Nations Human Settlement Programme (UN-Habitat) which are based in Nairobi, Kenya.

Permanent Representative of Japan to both organizations, attends important conferences, including　Committee of Permanent Representative, to actively represent Japan. At the same time, Deputy Permanent Representatives of Japan to both organizations who support the Permanent Representative collect useful information, exchange various opinions and coordinate with other countries and secretariats of the organizations mainly through attending sub-committees. The detail of the organizations is as follows.

1. UNEP


(1) Objective and activity of Organization

UNEP is the designated United Nations entity for addressing environmental issues at the global and regional levels. It coordinates the development of environmental policy consensus through active review of the global environment such as Global Environment Outlook (GEO) and by bringing emerging issues to the forefront such as an intergovernmental science-policy platform on biodiversity and ecosystem services (IPBES) and plastic pollution, including in the marine environment while fostering action by governments and the international community. Its mission is to inspire, inform and enable nations and people to improve their quality of life without compromising that of future generations.

In addition, UNEP is designated as the secretariats of the conventions such as the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).

2. UN-Habitat


(1) Objective and activity of Organization

The UN-HABITAT is the United Nations agency for human settlements. Its mission is to promote socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities with the goal of providing adequate shelter for all. It is dealing with a lot of issues, including the problem of slums, overcrowding in cities, city planning, land and housing, water and sewage, traffic, waste. To solve these problems, the organization pursues various activities, such as research, making guidelines, exchanging information with other countries and international organizations, advocacy, training, dispatching experts and doing pilot projects.

(2) Japan’s Contribution

Japan has been a member of the UN-Habitat Governing Council since its inception (The United Nations Human Settlement Centre which was established in 1978 was reorganized as the UN-HABITAT in 2002).

Habitat HQ
Habitat HQ