UN conference held at Stockholm in 1972
The United Nations Conference on the Human Environment was held in Stockholm , Sweden, during June 5–16, 1972.
When the United Nations General Assembly decided to convene the 1972 Stockholm Conference, taking up the offer of the Government of Sweden to host it,[ 1] UN Secretary-General U Thant invited Maurice Strong to lead it as Secretary-General of the Conference, as the Canadian diplomat (under Pierre Trudeau ) had initiated and already worked for over two years on the project.[ 2] [ 3]
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) was created as a result of this conference.[ 4]
^ Report of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment, Stockholm, 5-16 June 1972 , chapter 6, section 5, accessed 14 September 2019
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^ Strong, Maurice; Introduction by Kofi Annan (2001). Where on Earth are We Going? (Reprint ed.). New York, London: Texere. pp. 120– 136. ISBN 1-58799-092-X .
^ Najam, Adil (2005). "Developing Countries and Global Environmental Governance: From Contestation to Participation to Engagement". International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics . 5 (3): 303– 321. Bibcode :2005IEAPL...5..303N . doi :10.1007/s10784-005-3807-6 . ISSN 1567-9764 . S2CID 16813351 .