Malaysia Under The Purview Of The United Nations And Agenda 21

• Main Authors: Maisarah Makmor, Zulhabri Ismail, Rugayah Hashim, Nasyairi Mat Nasir
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Zenodo 2012
• Subjects: Agenda 21; Environmental Protection; Malaysia; Sustainable Development; United Nations.; Antarctic; Dewar; Eia; The Antarctic; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1077036; https://zenodo.org/record/1077036

Developing a nation geared by the principle of sustainable development has been one of the piers in moulding a greater nation for Malaysia since its independence. This is seen by the act of joining the United Nations in 1957, just a month after gaining their independence. The United Nations is an international organization that aims to unite the nations worldwide based on justice, human dignity and human well-being. Malaysia has established a local body called the United Nations Malaysia which collaborates with the government to accomplish the aim of supporting sustainable development in Malaysia. Agenda 21 is an international document produced from the Earth Summit providing guidelines of implementing sustainable development globally, nationally and locally. 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