IMG Focal Points
Moving the UN system towards greater sustainability requires collective action. It is a prime opportunity for the UN system to act as one. Shared ideas, tools and experiences will cut investment costs and payback times, and make emissions reduction easier for each participating organization.
Each UN organization has a nominated Focal Point to sit on the Environment Management Group (EMG) Issue Management Group (IMG) on Environmental Sustainability Management (ESM). Focal Points have been appointed to coordinate the sustainability management process throughout their respective organizations and to keep methodologies and measures up-to-date and harmonized with the other UN organizations.
List of Focal Points:
| Organization | Designated Sustainability Management Focal Point |
|---|---|
| UN HQ | Jack Howard |
| CBD | Victor Ogbuneke |
| CITES | Alice Abalos |
| CMS | Melanie Virtue |
| CTBTO | Robert Erenstein |
| DFS/DPKO | Sophie Ravier |
| ECA | Mohammed Yunus |
| EC | Leslie Cleland |
| ECLAC | Andrea Henrichsen |
| ESCAP | Peter Van Laere |
| ESCWA | Walid Al-Deghaili |
| FAO | Tina Mittendorf |
| GEF | Robert K. Dixon |
| IAEA | Steven Giwa |
| ICAO | Lorenzo Gavilli |
| IFAD | Matthias Meyerhans |
| IFC | Sarah Raposa |
| ILO | Peter Poschen-Eiche |
| IMO | Mr JO Espinoza-Ferrey |
| IMF | Melyssa Bridge |
| ITC | Alexander Kasterine |
| ITU | Peter Ransome |
| JIU | Ruvan de Alwis |
| OHCHR | Karina Holm |
| OICT | Segolene de Basquiat |
| OPCW | Catharina van Wijk |
| Ramsar Convention | Anada Tiéga |
| Stockholm and Rotterdam Conventions | Marylene Beau |
| UNAIDS | Susan Bolvenkel-Prior |
| UNCCD | K. Somarajan Pillai |
| UNCDF | Fernando Zarauz |
| UNCTAD | Lucas Assunção |
| UNDESA | Friedrich Soltau |
| UNDP | Andrew Hudson |
| UNEP | Shoa Ehsani |
| UNESCO | John Miller |
| UNFCCC | Dragoslav Jovanovic |
| UNFPA | Oliver Buehler |
| UN Global Compact | Lila Karbassi |
| UN-HABITAT | Kathleen Creavalle |
| UNHCR | Valentine Ndibalema |
| UNICEF | Jerry Chomanczuk |
| UNIDO | Ranko Vujacic |
| UN/ISDR | Frédéric Delpech |
| UNITAR | Sharon Oseku |
| UN Office in Geneva | Caroline Lepeu |
| UN Office in Nairobi | Stephen Stannah |
| UN Office in Vienna | Romain Kieffer |
| UNOPS | Niels Ramm |
| UNRWA | Laura Londen |
| UNU | Prof. Kazuhiko Takeuchi |
| UNV | Svend Amdi Madsen |
| UPU | Anne-Claire Blet |
| UN Women | Tracy Raczek |
| UNWTO | Devin McDaniels |
| WFP | Georgina Stickels |
| WHO | Maria Neira |
| WIPO | Isabelle Boutillon |
| WMO | Ah-Kim Lee Choon |
| World Bank | Faisal Al-Hothali |
| WSSCC | Eileen Palmer |
| WTO |
Devin McDaniels |
Comments
Dear focal points:
Firstly, I would like to conagratulate you on the initiative and sleek website. Secondly, I would like to propose that the focal points hold an information session in their respective organisations to brief staff about the initiative and discuss ways in which others could get involved.
Thank you
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