Stakeholder Forum produced a report of the history of UNEP and the challenges it has faced

The UNEP has played a vital role in shaping the global environmental agenda. This paper is an assessment of the development of UNEP since 1972.

It highlights its successes as well as some of its problems. Finally, it focuses on the continuing reform agenda that must be addressed in 2006, as a number of key environmental governance initiatives have been set up.