UNEP is the United Nations Environment Programme, which aims to overcome environmental crises globally and establish a common ground for all Member States under environmental authority. UNEP contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals defined in the Agenda of 2030, which were adopted by the UN General Assembly in 2015, mainly focusing on the Sustainable Development Goals 6, 7, 13, 14, 15. Adopted on 16 September 1987, the Montreal Protocol is to date the only UN treaty ever that has been ratified by every country on Earth - all 198 UN Member States. Through its regional offices, UNEP sets the global environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable development within the United Nations system, and serves as an authoritative advocate for the global environment.

UNEP Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean has its headquarters in Panama City, Panama, in addition to having other offices located in Brazil, Jamaica, Mexico, and Uruguay. The region has the richest biodiversity in the world along with being the largest carbon sinks, but at the same time, it is witnessing a number of environmental problems, which include deforestation, loss of biodiversity, pollution, and climate change. UNEP helps governments and regional partners in promoting sustainable development, improving environmental governance, ecological restoration, and efficient resources and low carbon economies.