IRISH DO NOT FAVOR EXPANDING UNEP MANDATE

UNCLAS DUBLIN 000974

SIPDIS

SENSITIVE

DEPARTMENT FOR OES/ENV, IO/EDA, NAIROBI PLEASE PASS PERMREP
UNEP

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAID ECON PREL SENV
SUBJECT: IRISH DO NOT FAVOR EXPANDING UNEP MANDATE

REF: SECSTATE 135301


1. (SBU) Emboff delivered reftel message to Irish DFA
officials covering international organizations. The GOI
agrees with our position and does not favor expanding the
UNEP's mandate to allow it to direct the work of other UN
agencies. While the GOI feels that UNEP should work in close
concert with organizations such as the UNDP, it does not
favor creating new mandates for any of the various UN
development organizations. Rather, the GOI feels that UN
development organizations should work closely and coordinate
their work within their existing mandates.
KENNY