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UN Environment/OCHA Joint Unit Mission Report – 2003 Oil Spill Pakistan

27th July 2003

This mission report details the deployment of experts following an oil spill in Pakistan, which include recommendations advocating for the creation of a ecosystem restoration framework. Read More

UN Environment OCHA Joint Unit Mission Report – 2005 China Petrochemical plant explosion

11th June 2005

This mission report describes the activities of environmental experts deployed in Jilin, China, following an explosion at a petrochemical plant. Read More

UN Environment/OCHA Joint Unit Mission Report – 2006 Cote d’Ivoire Toxic Waste dump

14th August 2006

This mission report describes the findings of a team deployed by the UN Environment/OCHA Joint Unit to identify hazardous chemical dumping sites in Côte d'Ivoire. Read More

UN Environment/OCHA Joint Unit Mission Report – 2007 Mongolia Water Pollution

14th April 2007

This mission report describes the findings of two experts deployed by the UN Environment/OCHA Joint Unit (JEU) in Mongolia following a sodium cyanide chemical spill. Read More

UN Environment/OCHA Joint Unit Mission Report – 2010 Nigeria Lead Pollution

17th March 2010

This mission report describes the findings of a team deployed by the UN Environment/OCHA Joint Unit following a lead pollution emergency in Nigeria. Read More

Korea oil spill: Coordination between UN & the EU Commission in environmental emergencies

18th June 2007

This document describes a Rapid Environmental Assessment (REA) undertaken by the UN Environment/OCHA Joint Unit (JEU) following an oil spill in the Republic of Korea. Read More

Addendum to the OECD Guiding Principles on Natech Risk Management

1st March 2016

The second addendum to the OECD Guiding Principles for Chemical Accident Prevention, Preparedness and Response, which outlines considerations for natural-hazard triggered technological accidents. Read More