UNEP Selects India for World Environment Day 2018 Host
The organisation that selected India as the global host for World Environment Day (WED) on June 5th, 2018, was the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
- World Environment Day (WED) is celebrated annually on June 5th.
- In 2018, the focus was on plastic pollution.
- UNEP, the leading environmental authority in the UN system, designated India as the host nation.
- This choice recognized India's significant role and commitment to environmental protection and climate action on a global scale.
Therefore, the United Nations Environment Programme is the correct organisation.
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