13/13. Co-operation withnon-governmental organizations TheGoverning Council 1.Congratulates theExecutive Director forthecontinuing andincreasing emphasis beingplaced onco-operation withnon-governmental organizations; 2.Welcomes thesuppo~t provided bytheEnvironment Programme totheGlobal Meeting ofnon-governmental organizations onEnvironment andDevelopment, organized bytheEnvj:onment Liaison CentreinNairobi inFebruary 1985; 3.Recognizes thecapabilities ofnon-governmental organizations in developing countries indisseminating environmental information andstimulating community participation inenvironmental efforts -capabilities whichshould be developed andenhanced; 4.Underlines theuniquerolethatnon-governmental organizations canplay attheinternational, regional andnational levelsinincreasing environmental awareness an~inproject implementation, especially butnotexclusively in combating desertification anddeforestation; 5.UrgestheExecutive Director toimprove andmakebetteruseofthe mechanisms bymeansofwhichtheEnvironment Programme, inconsultation with Governments, utilizes thecapacities ofnon-governmental organizations, interalia, by: (a)Considering competent non-governmental organizations forthe implementation, whollyorinpart,ofappropriate projects withintheprogramme; (b)Strengthening thecapacity ofthesecretariat, bothatheadquarters ~nd intheregional offices, toworkmoreclosely withnon-governmental organizations intheimplementation oftheprogramme andtoensure a~tterflowofexperience andexpertise acquired bynon-governmental organizations intoproject formulation andimplementation; -44-il ~ 185 1 ed(c)h.lrking moreclosely w:\thappropriate international, regional and national networks ofnon-governmental organizations; (d)Assigning agreater roletonon-governmental organizations indeveloping countries inenvironmental information activities andint~~environmental activities ofcommunity self-help institutions, 6.Further urgestheExecutive Director tohelpdevelop theability of non-governmental organizations, especially thoseinthedeveloping countries, to becomemoreeffective partners indevelopment withGovernments, international agencies a~development institutions, interalia,by: (a)Providing expanded support totheprogramme andthesmallgrants scheme oftheEnvironment Liaison Centre, thusenhancing itsability topr.ovidedirect assistance tonon-grJvernmental organizations inthedeveloping co~ntries, {b)Supporting international non-governmental organizations suchasthe International Institute forEnvironment andDevelopment/Earthscan inproviding technical assistance, advice andsupport conon-governmental organizations, especially indeveloping countries, bothininformation andinenvironmental aw~reness creation andalsoinproject implementation, (c) Encouragin~ otherinternational agencies anddevelopment institutions to makebetter useofthecapacities ofnon-governmental organizations in environmental efforts, 7.Request,s theExecutive D:rector toreporttoitatitsfourteenth session onprogress inthi~area. 13thmeeting 23May1985 13/14. Programme budgetoftheUnitedNations Environment Programme, 1986-1987 TheGoverning Council, Havingconsidered t~ireportoftheExecutive Director ontheproposed programme budgetoftheUnitedNations Environment Programme forthesecond biennium ofthesystem-wide medium-term environment programme, 1986-1987, 25/ 1.Commends theorganizations oftheUnitedNations systemfortheir contributions tothepreparation of'theprogramme budgetforthesecondbiennium of thesystem-wide medium-term environment programme, 1986-1987, andcallsuponthem toco-operate fullywiththeExecutive Director inthepreparation offuture programme documents, 2.Approves theprogramme budgetfor1986-1987 andtheactivities contained therein, 25/UNEP/GC.13/8. -45-i1 ~1iiIil ~~~_" il5Xi"'. iIlm;::::;·:;;!!A;!I!Ig "'\1JiIl!!!l'M_"'-.J?i!tiiPSe __..=...~~ I 3.UrgestheExecutive Director toimplement theplanned activities onthe