The EMG membership consists of the specialised agencies, programmes and organs of the United Nations, including secretariats of the Multilateral Environmental Agreements. This includes 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.
Representatives of relevant sectors of the civil society and of international non-governmental organizations with a potential and specific expertise related to the issues being deliberated by the Group may be invited by the Chairman of the Group to participate in meetings of the Group, upon the request of the Group members, and taking due account of respective United Nations rules and procedures. They may also participate in the work of an issue management group if required by the specific issue under discussion and so decided by the group. Accordingly, the lead agency of the issue management group will invite the specific additional participants.
Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions (BRS)
International Environment House 11-13 Chemin des Anémones, CH-1219 Geneva, Switzerland
Tel: +41 22 917 87 29, Fax: +41 22 917 80 98 Website:www.brsmea.org Environmental mandate & activities
Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
413 St.-Jacques St., Suite 800
Montreal, Quebec H2Y 1N9 Canada
Tel: +1-514-288-222, Fax: +1-514-288-6588
Website: www.cbd.int
Environmental mandate & activities
Secretariat of the Convention on International Trade
in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)
International Environment House
Chemin des Anémones 11-13, 1219 Geneva, Switzerland
Tel: +41-22-917-8139/40, Fax: +41-22-797-3417
Website: www.cites.org
Environmental mandate & activities
Secretariat of the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS)
United Nations Premises
Hermann-Ehlers-Str. 10
D-53113 Bonn, Germany
Tel: +49-228-815-2401/02, Fax: +49-228-815-2449
Website: www.cms.int
Environmental mandate & activities
UN Department of Operational Support DC1 – 1500, New York, NY 10017, USA Fax: +1 212 963 9222
Website: https://operationalsupport.un.org
Environmental mandate & activities
Economic and Social Commission for Africa (ECA)
Menelik II Ave.
P.O. Box 3001, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Tel: 251-11-551-7200, Fax: 251-11-551-4416
Website: www.uneca.org
Environmental mandate & activities
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (ECE)
Palais des Nations
1211 Geneva-10, Switzerland
Tel: +41-22-917-4444, Fax: +41-22-917-0505
Website: www.unece.org
Environmental mandate & activities
Economic and Social Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)
Av. Dag Hammarskjöld 3477
Vitacura, Santiago de Chile, Chile
Tel: +56-2-471-2000, Fax: +56-2-208-0252
Website: www.cepal.org
Environmental mandate & activities
Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
The United Nations Building
Rajadamnern Nok Avenue
Bangkok 10200 Thailand
Tel: +66-2-288-1234, Fax: +66-2-288-1000
Website: www.unescap.org
Environmental mandate & activities
Economic and Social Commission for West Asia (ESCWA)
UN-House
Riad El-Solh Square
Beirut, Lebanon
Tel: +961-1-981-301, Fax: +961-1-981-510
Website:www.unescwa.un.org
Environmental mandate & activities
Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)
Viale delle Terme di Caracalla
00153 Rome, Italy
Tel:: +39-06-57051, Fax: +39-06-570-53152
Website: www.fao.org
Environmental mandate & activities
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
P.O. Box 100 Wagramer Strasse 5A-1400 Vienna, Austria
Tel: +43-1-2600-0, Fax: +43-1-2600-7
Website: www.iaea.org
Environmental mandate & activities
International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO)
999 University Street
Montreal, Quebec H3C 5H7, Canada
Tel: + 1-514-954-8219, Fax: +1-514-954-6077
Website: www.icao.int
Environmental mandate & activities
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
Via Paolo di Dono, 4400142 Rome, Italy
Tel: +39-065-4591, Fax: +39-065-043463
Website: www.ifad.org
Environmental mandate & activities
International Labour Organisation (ILO)
4, route des Morillons
1211 Geneva-22, Switzerland
Tel: +41-22-799-6111, Fax: +41-22-798-8685
Website: www.ilo.org
Environmental mandate & activities
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
International Monetary Fund, 700 19th Street, N.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20431
Tel: + 1 (202) 623-7000, Fax: + 1 (202) 623-4661
Website: www.imf.org
Environmental mandate & activities
IMO
International Maritime Organisation
4 Albert Embankment
London SE1 7SR, UK
Tel: +44-20-7735-7611, Fax +44-20-7735-3210
Website: www.imo.org
Environmental mandate & activities
IOM
International Organization for Migration
17 Route des Morillons
1218 Grand-Saconnex, Switzerland
Tel: +41.22.717 9111 or +41.22.798 6150
Website: www.iom.int
ISDR
United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction secretariat (UNISDR)
Palais des Nations, 8-14 Avenue de la Paix
1211 Geneva-10, Switzerland
Tel: +41-22-917-8907-8, Fax: +41-22-917-8964
Website: www.unisdr.org
Environmental mandate & activities
ITC
International Trade Centre
54-56 rue de Montbrillant
1211 Geneva-10, Switzerland
Tel: +41-22-730-0111, Fax : +41-22-730-4439
Website: www.intracen.org
Environmental mandate & activities
ITU
International Telecommunications Union
Place des Nations
1211 Geneva-20, Switzerland
Tel: +41-22-730-5111, Fax: +41-22-733-7256
Website:www.itu.int
Environmental mandate & activities
OCHA
Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
United Nations
New York, USA
Website: ochaonline.un.org
Environmental mandate & activities
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
Website: www.ohchr.org
Environmental mandate & activities
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
Website:www.ramsar.org
Environmental mandate & activities
UNCCD
Secretariat of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification
Langer Eugen/UN Campus
Hermann-Ehlers Strasse 10, D-53113 Bonn, Germany
Tel: +49-228-815-2800 , Fax: +49-228-815-2898
Website:www.unccd.int
Environmental mandate & activities
UNCTAD
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
Palais des Nations
8-14 Avenue de la Paix, 1211 Geneva-10, Switzerland
Tel: +41-22-917-1234 , Fax: +41-22-917-0051
Website:www.unctad.org
Environmental mandate & activities
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
Website:www.un.org/development/des/en/
Environmental mandate & activities
UNDP
United Nations Development Programme
One United Nations Plaza
NY, NY 10017, USA
Tel: +1-212-906-5000 , Fax: +1-212-906-6973
Website:www.undp.org
Environmental mandate & activities
UN Environment
United Nations Environment Programme
United Nations Avenue, Gigiri PO Box 30552, 00100
Nairobi, Kenya
Tel: +254-20-621234 , Fax: +254-20-624489/90
Website:www.unep.org
Environmental mandate & activities
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
Website:www.unesco.org
Environmental mandate & activities
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
Website:www.unfccc.int
Environmental mandate & activities
UNFPA
United Nations Population Fund
605 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10158 U.S.A.
Tel: +1-212-297-5000 , Fax: +1-212-370-0201 Website: www.unfpa.org
Environmental mandate & activities
UN-HABITAT
United Nations Human Settlements Programme
P.O. Box 30030
Nairobi, Kenya
Tel: +254-20-62-3120 , Fax: +254-20-62-3477
Website:www.unhabitat.org
Environmental mandate & activities
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
Website:www.unhcr.org
Environmental mandate & activities
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
Website:www.unicef.org
Environmental mandate & activities
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
Website:www.unido.org
Environmental mandate & activities
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
Website:www.unitar.org
Environmental mandate & activities
UNOOSA
United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs
UNOOSA Headquarters
Vienna International Centre, Wagramerstrasse 5,A-1220 Vienna
Austria
Telephone: +43-1-260 60 4950, Fax: +43-1-260 60 5830
Website:https://www.unoosa.org/oosa/index.html
Environmental mandate & activities
UNOPS
United Nations Office for Project Services
UNOPS Headquarters
Marmorvej 51, PO Box 2695,
2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
Tel: +45 4533 5000,
Website:www.unops.org
Environmental mandate & activities
UNU
United Nations University
5-53-70 Jingumae
Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-8925, Japan
1219 Geneva, Switzerland
Tel: +81-3-3499-2811 , Fax: +81-3-3499-2828
Website:www.unu.edu
Environmental mandate & activities
UNWOMEN
United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women
220 East 42nd Street
New York, NY 10017, United States
Tel: +1 646 781-4400 , Fax: +1 646 781-4444
Website:www.unwomen.org
Environmental mandate & activities
UPU
Universal Postal Union
International Bureau
Weltpoststrasse, 4 3015 Bern, Switzerland
Tel : +41-31-350-3111 , Fax: +41-31-350-3110
Website:www.upu.int
Environmental mandate & activities
WFP
World Food Program
Via C.G.Viola 68, Parco dei Medici
00148 – Rome, Italy
Tel: +39-06-6513 , Fax: +39-06-6513 2840
Website:www.wfp.org
Environmental mandate & activities
WHO
World Health Organisation
Avenue Appia 20
1211 Geneva-27, Switzerland
Tel: +41-22-791-2111 , Fax: +41-22-791-3111
Website:www.who.int
Environmental mandate & activities
WIPO
World Intellectual Property Organisation
34, chemin des Colombettes
1211 Geneva-20, Switzerland
Tel: +41-22-338-9111 , Fax: +41-22-733-5428
Website:www.wipo.int
Environmental mandate & activities
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
Website:www.wmo.int
Environmental mandate & activities
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
Website:www.worldbank.org
Environmental mandate & activities
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
Website:www.wto.org
Environmental mandate & activities
UN WTO
United Nations World Tourism Organisation
Capitán Haya 42
28020 Madrid, Spain
Tel: +34-91-567-8100 , Fax: +1-34-91-571-3733
Website:www2.unwto.org
Environmental mandate & activities
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Vienna International Centre
Wagramer Strasse 5
A 1400 Vienna Austria. Website:www.undoc.org
Environmental mandate & activities
Minamata Convention on Mercury
International Environment House
Chemin des Anémones 11-13
1219 Geneva, Switzerland
Fax: +41 22 797 34 60
Website:http://mercuryconvention.org/