I am looking for information on the establishment of the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP).

The Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme was established by the General Assembly on 15 December 1972 by A/RES/2997(XXVII). The resolution also decided to establish an environment secretariat.

Resolution 67/251 of 25 July 2013 changed the designation of the Governing Council to the United Nations Environment Assembly of the United Nations Environment Programme.

A/RES/3004(XXVII) decided that the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) is to be located in Nairobi, Kenya. The verbatim record of the General Assembly meeting is available in document A/PV.2112.

The location of the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) was discussed during the 1972 United Nations Conference on the Human Environment [1972 Stockholm Conference]. The conference report is issued under the symbol A/CONF.48/14/REV.1.

The 1973 draft Rules and Procedure of the UNEP Governing Council are issued under the symbol UNEP/GC/12/Add.1. The current Rules and Procedure are available under the symbol DP/1/Rev.4 and from the UNEP website.

UNEP official documents are issued under symbol series UNEP/.

Press releases are available from the UNEP website. 

A copy of the headquarters agreement between the Government of Kenya and the United Nations Environmental Programme is attached.