RT null T1 History of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment: 1985 – 2005 A1 United Nations Environment Programme, PB African Ministerial Conference on the Environment YR 2007 FD 2007 LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/8876 UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/8876 NO The African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN) was established in December 1985, following a conference of African ministers of environment held in Cairo. Its mandate at inception was to provide advocacy for environmental protection in Africa; to ensure that basic human needs were met adequately and in a sustainable manner; to ensure that social and economic development was realized at all levels; and to ensure that agricultural activities and practices met the food security needs of the region. NO https://www.unep.org/civil-society/Home/tabid/52151/Default.aspx DS UN Environment Document Repository RD Sep 17, 2026