CONFERENCE REPORT Asia Regional Workshop on Ozone Depletion and Management of ODS Phase-Out in Small and Medium Sized Enterprises OZONACTION PROGRAMME OF THE UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME, INDUSTRY AND ENVIRONMENT OFFICE New Delhi, India, February 1995

1995 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 227-231
Author(s):  
Rajendra Shende ◽  
Alison Murphy
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
Ozone Depletion ◽  
Conference Report ◽  
United Nations Environment Programme ◽  
New Delhi ◽  
Regional Workshop ◽  
The United Nations ◽  
Phase Out ◽  
Nations Environment ◽  
Environment Programme

Depoliticisation as a securitising move: the case of the United Nations Environment Programme

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (03) ◽  
pp. 344-363 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucile Maertens
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
United Nations Environment Programme ◽  
International Level ◽  
Security Issue ◽  
The United Nations ◽  
Political Act ◽  
Conflict Framing ◽  
Nations Environment ◽  
Environment Programme

AbstractCreated in 1972, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has a normative mandate to promote the protection of the environment at the international level. However, since 1999, the organisation has been conducting field assessments in postconflict situations and addressing the role of natural resources in conflict, framing the environment as a security issue. To do so, the programme insists on its neutrality as a technical and ‘apolitical’ actor within the UN system. Considering depoliticisation as a political act, this article unpacks the concrete practices by which international organisations (IOs) enact depoliticisation. It further argues that IOs can perform securitising moves through practices and techniques presented as outside of the political realm. It draws upon the recent work on depoliticisation at the international level and reinforces studies considering the links between (de)politicisation and securitisation.

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