UN-Energy is the principal interagency mechanism in the field of energy to help ensure (a) coherence in the UN system's multi-disciplinary response to WSSD; and (b) collective engagement of non-UN stakeholders.

Accordingly, UN-Energy will:

1. Promote coherence in the UN system's multi-disciplinary response to WSSD by:

• Acting as a gateway for sharing information, knowledge, experiences and good practices as well as initiatives in all aspects for implementing the JPOI;
• Maintaining an overview of ongoing and planned work within the system and building/strengthening synergies among independent initiatives at the national, subregional, regional and global levels;
• Promoting joint programming, harmonization and cooperation in the energy-related activities of the organizations of the system;
• Building on and drawing lessons from past experience in inter-agency collaboration on energy;
• Employing dynamic and action-oriented approaches to coordination with extensive use of information and communication technologies.

2. Promote interaction with other stakeholders by:

• Developing a data base on the roles, potentials, strengths and programmes of relevant stakeholders;
• Developing and maintaining dynamic and interactive mechanisms for information exchange and dissemination among all partners; and
• Organizing a regular exchange of views on policy in the field of energy and related activities, as well as developing partnerships.

3. UN-Energy will focus on substance and collaborative actions both in regard to policy development in the energy area and its implementation as well as in maintaining an overview of major ongoing initiatives within the system based on the UN-Energy work programme at global, regional sub-regional and national levels. In addition, it will be:

• A system-wide network open to all concerned organizations and entities;
• A mechanism for the system's interaction with non-UN stakeholders (non-UN stakeholders include major actors from the private sector and the NGO community as well as other major groups identified in Agenda 21.)
• A collaborative arrangement with rotating chairmanship at a high policy level and vice chair at the expert level; both for a period of two years.

4. UN DESA will provide dedicated secretariat services for UN-Energy.

5. Communications of the collaborative mechanism will be facilitated primarily through electronic means. UN-Energy will meet at least once each year. Meetings will be kept to a minimum and held within the margins of other activities whenever possible. UN-Energy may create time bound ad hoc issue groups.

6. In developing UN-Energy's work programme full account will be taken of the key issues identified at CSD-9 and elaborated in the JPOI. The work programme will build on the work of the UN system organizations involved and strengthen synergies among them as well as the relevant non-UN stakeholders.

7. UN-Energy will review its TOR every four years, or as appropriate.