Members of the EMG are the specialised agencies, programmes and
organs of the United Nations system, including secretariats of
multilateral environmental agreements, as well as the Bretton Woods
institutions and the World Trade Organisation. Contact information,
links to websites and a summary of each member's environmental
mandate and activities are provided below.
A tabular summary of EMG members' participation in various UN multi-agency
initiatives on environment and human settlements issues is available
here.
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CBD
Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity
413 St.-Jacques St., Suite
800
Montreal, Quebec H2Y 1N9
Canada
Tel: +1-514-288-2220, Fax:
+1-514-288-6588
Internet:
www.biodiv.org
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CITES
Secretariat of the Convention on International Trade
in
Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
International
Environment House
Chemin des Anémones 11-13, 1219 Geneva, Switzerland
Tel:
+41-22-917-8139/40, Fax: +41-22-797-3417
Internet:
www.cites.org
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environmental mandate & activities |
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CMS
Secretariat of the Convention on Migratory Species
United Nations Premises
Martin-Luther-King-Str. 8
D-53175 Bonn, Germany
Tel:
+49-228-815-2401/02, Fax: +49-228-815-2449
Internet:
www.cms.int
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ECA
Economic
and Social Commission for Africa
Menelik II Ave.
P.O.
Box 3001, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Tel:
251-11-551-7200, Fax: 251-11-551-4416
Internet:
www.uneca.org
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environmental mandate & activities |
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ECE
United
Nations Economic Commission for Europe
Palais des Nations
8-14 Avenue de la Paix
1211 Geneva-10, Switzerland
Tel: +41-22-917-1234, Fax:
+41-22-917-0505
Internet:
www.unece.org
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environmental mandate & activities |
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ECLAC
Economic
and Social Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
Av. Dag Hammarskjöld 3477
Vitacura, Santiago de Chile, Chile
Tel: +56-2-471-2000, Fax:
+56-2-208-0252
Internet: www.eclac.cl
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environmental mandate & activities |
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ESCAP
Economic
and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
The United Nations Building
Rajadamnern Nok Avenue
Bangkok 10200 Thailand
Tel: +66-2-288-1234, Fax:
+66-2-288-1000
Internet: www.unescap.org
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environmental mandate & activities |
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ESCWA
Economic
and Social Commission for West Asia
UN-House
Riad El-Solh Square
Beirut, Lebanon
Tel: +961-1-981-301, Fax:
+961-1-981-510
Internet:
www.escwa.org.lb
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environmental mandate & activities |
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FAO
Food and
Agriculture Organisation
Viale delle Terme di
Caracalla
00100 Rome, Italy
Tel:: +39-06-57051, Fax:
+39-06-570-53152
Internet:
www.fao.org
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environmental mandate & activities |
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GEF
Global
Environment Facility
1818 H Street N.W
Washington D.C 20433 MSN G6-602
Tel: +1-202-473-0508, Fax:
+1-202-522-3240/3245
Internet: www.gefweb.org
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environmental mandate & activities |
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IAEA
International Atomic Energy Agency
P.O. Box 100
Wagramer Strasse 5
A-1400 Vienna, Austria
Tel: +43-1-2600-0, Fax:
+43-1-2600-7
Internet: www.iaea.org
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environmental mandate & activities |
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ICAO
International Civil Aviation Organisation
999 University
Street
Montreal, Quebec H3C 5H7, Canada
Tel: + 1-514-954-8219,
Fax: +1-514-954-6077
Internet:
www.icao.int
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environmental mandate & activities |
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IFAD
International Fund for Agricultural Development
Via del Serafico, 107
00142 Rome, Italy
Tel: +39-065-4591,
Fax: +39-065-043463
Internet:
www.ifad.org
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environmental mandate & activities |
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ILO
International Labour Organisation
4, route des
Morillons
1211 Geneva-22, Switzerland
Tel: +41-22-799-6111, Fax:
+41-22-798-8685
Internet: www.ilo.org
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environmental mandate & activities |
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IMO
International Maritime Organisation
4 Albert Embankment
London SE1 7SR, UK
Tel: +44-20-7735-7611, Fax
+44-20-7735-3210
Internet:
www.imo.org
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environmental mandate & activities |
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ISDR
United
Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction
secretariat (UN/ISDR)
Palais des Nations,
8-14 Avenue de la Paix
1211 Geneva-10, Switzerland
Tel: +41-22-917-2529, Fax:
+41-22-917-0563
Internet: www.unisdr.org
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environmental mandate & activities |
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ITC
International Trade Centre
54-56 rue de
Montbrillant
1211 Geneva-10, Switzerland
Tel: +41-22-730-0111, Fax :
+41-22-730-4439
Internet: www.intracen.org
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environmental mandate & activities |
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ITU
International Telecommunications Union
Place des Nations
1211 Geneva-20, Switzerland
Tel: +41-22-730-5111, Fax:
+41-22-733-7256
Internet: www.itu.int
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environmental mandate & activities |
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OCHA |
OCHA
Office
for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
United Nations
New York, USA
Internet:
ochaonline.un.org
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environmental mandate & activities |
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OHCHR
Office
of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Palais Wilson, Rue des Pâquis 52
United Nations Office at
Geneva
1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland
Tel: +41-22-917-9000, Fax:
+41-22-917-9008
Internet: www.ohchr.org
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environmental mandate & activities |
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Ramsar
Ramsar
Convention on Wetlands Secretariat
Rue Mauverney 28
1196 Gland, Switzerland
(tel , fax
1211 Geneva-10, Switzerland
Tel: +41-22-999-0170, Fax:
+41-22-999-0169
Internet:
www.ramsar.org
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environmental mandate & activities |
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SBC
Secretariat of the Basel Convention
International
Environment House
13 - 15 Chemin des Anemones
1219 Geneva, Switzerland.
Tel: +41-22-917-8218, Fax:
+41-22-797-3454
Internet:
www.basel.int
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environmental mandate & activities |
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UNCCD
Secretariat of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification
Haus Carstanjen
Martin-Luther-King-Strasse
8
53175 Bonn, Germany
Tel: +49-228-815-2800, Fax:
+49-228-815-2898
Internet: www.unccd.int
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environmental mandate & activities |
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UNCTAD
United
Nations Conference on Trade and Development
Palais des Nations
8-14 Avenue de la Paix
1211 Geneva-10, Switzerland
Tel: +41-22-917-5809, Fax:
+41-22-917-0051
Internet:
www.unctad.org
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environmental mandate & activities |
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UNDESA/DSD
United
Nations Department of Economic and
Social Affairs, Division for Sustainable Development
Two UN Plaza, New
York, NY 10017 USA
Tel: +1-212-963-8102, Fax:
+1-212-963-4260
Internet:
www.un.org/esa/sustdev
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environmental mandate & activities |
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UNDP
United
Nations Development Programme
1 United Nations Plaza
DC-1 2128
NY, NY 10017, USA
Tel: +1-212-906-5000, Fax:
+1-212-906-6973
Internet:
www.undp.org
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environmental mandate & activities |
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UNEP
United
Nations Environment Programme
United Nations Avenue,
Gigiri
PO Box 30552, 00100
Nairobi, Kenya
Tel: +254-20-621234, Fax:
+254-20-624489/90
Internet:
www.unep.org
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environmental mandate & activities |
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UNESCO
United
Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation
7, place de Fontenoy
75352 Paris 07 SP France
Tel: +33-1-4568-1000, Fax:
+33-1-4567-1690
Internet:
www.unesco.org
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environmental mandate & activities |
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UNFCCC
Secretariat of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
Haus Carstanjen
Martin-Luther-King-Strasse
8
53175 Bonn, Germany
Tel: +49-228-815-1000, Fax:
+49-228-815-1999
Internet: www.unfccc.int
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environmental mandate & activities |
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UNFPA
United
Nations Population Fund
220 East 42nd St.
New York, NY 10017 U.S.A.
Tel: +1-212-297-5000, Fax:
+1-212-370-0201
Internet:
www.unfpa.org
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UN-HABITAT
United
Nations Human Settlements Programme
P.O. Box 30030
Nairobi, Kenya
Tel: +254-20-62-3120, Fax:
+254-20-62-3477
Internet:
www.unhabitat.org
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environmental mandate & activities |
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UNHCR
United
Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
94 rue de Montbrillant
Case Postale 2500
1202 Geneva
Tel: +41-22-739-8111, Fax:
+41-22-739-7377
Internet: www.unhcr.ch
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environmental mandate & activities |
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UNICEF
United
Nations Children’s Fund
UNICEF House
3 United Nations Plaza
New York, New York 10017 USA
Tel: +1-212-326-7000, Fax:
+1-212-887-7465/7454
Internet:
www.unicef.org
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environmental mandate & activities |
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UNIDO
United
Nations Industrial Development Organisation
Wagramerstrasse 5, P.O. Box 300
A-1400 Vienna, Austria
Tel: +43-1-2600-0, Fax:
+43-1-2692669
Internet: www.unido.org
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UNITAR
United
Nations Institute for Training and Research
International
Environment House
Chemin des Anémones 11-13
1219 Geneva, Switzerland
Tel : +41-22-917-8455, Fax:
+41-22-917-8047
Internet: www.unitar.org
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environmental mandate & activities |
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UNU
United
Nations University
53-70 Jingumae
5-chome
Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-8925, Japan
Tel : +81-3-3499-2811, Fax:
+81-3-3499-2828
Internet: www.unu.edu
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UPU
Universal Postal Union
International Bureau
3000 Bern-15, Switzerland
Tel : +41-31-350-3111, Fax:
+41-31-350-3110
Internet:
www.upu.int
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WFP
World
Food Program
Via C.G.Viola 68, Parco dei Medici
00148 - Rome, Italy
Tel: +39-06-6513, Fax:
+39-06-6513 2840
Internet:
www.wfp.org
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WHO
World
Health Organisation
Avenue Appia 20
1211 Geneva-27, Switzerland
Tel: +41-22-791-2111, Fax:
+41-22-791-3111
Internet:
www.who.int
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environmental mandate & activities |
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WIPO
World
Intellectual Property Organisation
34, chemin des Colombettes
1211 Geneva-20, Switzerland
Tel: +41-22-338-9111, Fax:
+41-22-733-5428
Internet:
www.wipo.org
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environmental mandate & activities |
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WMO
World
Meteorological Organisation
7bis,avenue de la
Paix, CP 2300
1211 Geneva-2, Switzerland
Tel: + 41-22-730-8111, Fax:
+ 41-22-730-8181
Internet:
www.wmo.int
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The World Bank
The
World Bank Group
1818 H Street, NW
Washington, DC 20433 USA
Tel: +1-202-473-1000, Fax: +1-202-477-6391
Internet:
www.worldbank.org
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environmental mandate & activities |
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WTO
World
Trade Organisation
Centre William
Rappard
Rue de Lausanne 154
1211 Geneva-21, Switzerland
Tel: +41-22-739-5111, Fax:
+41-22-739-4206
Internet:
www.wto.org
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environmental mandate & activities |
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WTO
World Tourism
Organisation
Capitán Haya 42
28020 Madrid, Spain
Tel: +34-91-567-8100, Fax:
+1-34-91-571-3733
Internet:
www.world-tourism.org
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