Observers fear there is.
New developments on the international scene seem to point to the fact that the UN agency that seeks to make the world a better place to live in, was in serious jeopardy. Then, during the just ended 21st session of UNEP's biennial general council meeting in Nairobi, Germany revisited the topic. The US emphasised that the new environmental body must be inter-governmental and well managed, arguing that at present, UNEP relies heavily upon a handful of European countries which contribute 70 per cent of the agency's financial resources. Supporting the stance, the Indian delegation speaking for the Third World, said environmental governance must be strengthened and made more responsive to the needs of the 21st century. But in their statement, the South African delegates dismissed all this as a mere quest for power on the part of those unappreciative of UNEP's achievements so far.