DIRECTORY Committee of Permanent Representatives to the UN Environment Please communicate changes that need to be made to <[email protected]>. 30 September 2021 CONTENTS FINLAND 43 I. Permanent Missions and FRANCE 44 Observers to UN Environment by GABON 45 Location GERMANY 446 GHANA 47 II. Permanent Missions to UN GREECE 48 Environment GUINEA 549 AFGHANISTAN *** HUNGARY 50 ALGERIA* 5 ICELAND 51 ANGOLA 6 INDIA 52 ARGENTINA 7 INDONESIA 53 AUSTRALIA 8 IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF) 54 AUSTRIA 9 IRAQ 55 AZERBAIJAN 10 IRELAND 56 BANGLADESH 11 ISRAEL 57 BELARUS 12 ITALY 58 BELGIUM 13 JAPAN 59 BENIN 14 JORDAN 60 BHUTAN 15 KENYA 61 BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA 16 KINGDOM OF ESWATINI 62 BOTSWANA 17 KUWAIT 63 BRAZIL 18 LESOTHO 64 BULGARIA 19 LITHUANI 65 BURKINA FASO 20 LUXEMBOURG 66 BURUNDI 21 MALAWI 67 CANADA 22 MALAYSIA 68 CHAD 23 MALI 69 CHILE 24 MALTA 70 CHINA 25 MAURITIUS 71 COLOMBIA 26 MEXICO* 72 COMOROS 27 MONACO 73 CONGO, REPUBLIC OF THE 28 MONGOLIA 74 COSTA RICA 29 MOROCCO 75 COTE D´IVORE 30 MOZAMBIQUE 76 CUBA 31 NAMIBIA 77 CYPRUS 32 NEPAL 78 CZECH REPUBLIC 33 NETHERLANDS 79 DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE NEW ZEALAND 80 CONGO 34 NIGER 81 DENMARK 35 NIGERIA 82 DJIBOUTI 36 NORWAY 83 EGYPT 37 OMAN 84 EL SALVADOR 39 PAKISTAN* 85 ERITREA 39 PARAGUAY 86 ESTONIA* 40 PERU 87 ETHIOPIA 41 PHILIPPINES 88 FIJI 42 POLAND 89 PORTUGAL* 90 YEMEN 123 QATAR 91 ZAMBIA 124 REPUBLIC OF KOREA 92 ZIMBABWE 125 ROMANIA 93 RUSSIAN FEDERATION 94 EUROPEAN UNION RWANDA 95 (Intergovernmental Organization) 126 SAMOA 96 SAUDI ARABIA 97 III. Permanent Observers to the SENEGAL 98 United Nations, which are accredited SERBIA 99 to UNEP as observers** 127 SIERRA LEONE 100 HOLY SEE 127 SINGAPORE 101 STATE OF PALESTINE 128 SLOVAKIA 102 LEAGUE OF ARAB STATES SOMALIA 103 (Intergovernmental Organization) 129 SOUTH AFRICA 104 SOVEREIGN MILITARY ORDER OF SOUTH SUDAN 105 MALTA (Other entity) 130 SPAIN 105 SRI LANKA 107 Annex A: Other Embassies and SUDAN 108 Consulates in Nairobi 131 SWEDEN 108 CAMEROON 132 SWITZERLAND 110 ECUADOR 132 SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC 111 LIBYA 132 THAILAND 112 MADAGASCAR 133 TUNISIA 113 SEYCHELLES 134 TURKEY 114 UGANDA 115 Annex B: Chairs of the Nairobi-based UKRAINE 116 Regional & Political Groups 135 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 117 AFRICAN STATES 135 UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT ASIA-PACIFIC STATES 135 BRITAIN AND NOTHERN IRELAND EASTERN EUROPEAN STATES 136 118 LATIN AMERICAN AND UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA CARIBBEAN STATES 136 119 WESTERN EUROPEAN AND UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 120 OTHERS STATES 136 URUGUAY 121 GROUP 77 AND CHINA STATES 137 VENEZUELA (BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF) 122 I. Permanent Missions and Observers to UN Environment by Location NAIROBI ADDIS ABABA 1. Algeria* 48. Morocco 1. Azerbaijan 2. Angola 49. Mozambique 2. Benin 3. Argentina 50. Netherlands 3. Bulgaria 4. Australia 51. Nigeria 4. Côte d'Ivoire 5. Austria 52. Norway 5. Fiji 6. Bangladesh 53. Oman 6. Gabon 7. Belarus 54. Pakistan * 7. Guinea 8. Belgium 55. Palestine ** 8. Kingdom of Eswatini 9. Botswana 56. Philippines 9. Lesotho 10. Brazil 57. Poland 10. Mali 11. Burkina Faso 58. Portugal* 11. Mauritius 12. Burundi 59. Qatar 12. Niger 13. Canada 60. Republic of Korea 13. Sierra Leone 14. Chile 61. Romania 14. Uruguay 15. China 62. Russian Federation DAR ES SALAAM 16. Colombia 63. Rwanda 17. Comoros 64. Saudi Arabia 15. Namibia 18. Congo, Republic of the 65. Senegal 16. Syrian Arab Republic 19. Cuba 66. Serbia 20. Costa Rica 67. Slovakia GENEVA 21. Czech Republic 68. Somalia 17. Afghanistan *** 22. Democratic Republic of 69. South Africa 18. Bhutan the Congo 70. South Sudan 19. Bosnia and Herzegovina 23. Denmark 71. Spain 20. Luxembourg 24. Djibouti 72. Sri Lanka 21. Nepal 25. Egypt 73. Sudan 22. New Zealand 26. Eritrea 74. Sweden 23. Paraguay*** 27. Ethiopia 75. Switzerland 24. Peru 28. Estonia* 76. Thailand 29. Finland 77. Tunisia NEW YORK 30. France 78. Turkey 25. Cyprus 31. Germany 79. Uganda 26. Mongolia 32. Ghana 80. Ukraine 27. El Salvador 33. Greece 81. United Arab Emirates 34. Hungary 82. United Kingdom of Great OTHERS 35. India Britain & Northern Ireland 28. Chad (Kinshasa) 36. Indonesia 83. United Republic of Tanzania 29. Iceland (Uganda) 37. Iran (Islamic Republic 84. United States of America 30. Jordan (Cairo) of) 85. Venezuela (Bolivarian 31. Estonia (Tallinn) 38. Iraq Republic of) 32. Lithuania (Vilnius)*** 39. Ireland 86. Yemen 33. Malta (Valletta) 40. Israel 87. Zambia 34. Monaco (Monaco) 41. Italy 88. Zimbabwe 35. Samoa*** 42. Japan 89. European Union 36. Singapore (Singapore) 43. Kenya 90. Holy See** 44. Kuwait 45. Malawi 46. Malaysia 47. Mexico* 4 Total number of members of CPR (accredited to UN Environment): 122 Total number of Missions based in Nairobi: 86 Total number of Missions based outside Nairobi: 36 *Bureau Members of the Committees of Permanent Representatives **Permanent Observers to UNEP, which are non-member States of the United Nations: 2 *** Missions that have not presented credentials II. Permanent Missions to UN Environment The Permanent Missions to UN Environment are members of the Committee of Permanent Representatives to UN Environment which have presented credentials to the Executive Director of UN Environment. While open-ended, membership in CPR is limited to “the representatives of all States Members of the UN and members of its specialized agencies, and the European Community, accredited to the UN Environment, whether based in Nairobi or outside” (Governing Council decision 19/32, paragraph 8). ALGERIA * Address: Embassy of Algeria 37 Muthaiga Road P.O. Box 53902 or P.O. Box 64140 – 00620 Nairobi, Kenya Telephone: (+254) (20) 268 0728, 4052121, 405 5559 Email: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Website: www.algerianembassy.co.ke National Day: 1 November, Independence Day Correspondence: French H.E. Mrs. Selma Malika Haddadi Ambassador and Permanent Representative Tel: (+254) (20) 405 2121 Mr. Billel Hassani Deputy Permanent Representative UN Member State since 1962 Accredited to UNEP since 1982 *Vice Chair of the CPR Bureau 5 ANGOLA Address: Embassy of the Republic of Angola in Kenya 11 Red Hill Road, Gigiri Nairobi, Kenya Telephone: 0207120313 Cell: +254 702636688, 0702750814/0721977659 Email: [email protected] National Day: 11 November, Independence Day Correspondence: English H.E. Mr. Sianga Abilio Ambassador and Permanent Representative Mr. Joao da Costa Vintem Counsellor Mr. Arsenio Victorino First Secretary and UNEP Focal Point Adriana Ruiz Illescas UNEP Assistant – Expert [email protected] UN Member State since 1976 Accredited to UNEP since 2004 6 ARGENTINA Address: Embassy of the Argentine Republic 4th Floor, Eaton Place Building, United Nations Crescent Rd. P.O. Box 30283-00100 Gigiri, Nairobi, Kenya Telephone: +254 20 2324673 Email: [email protected], National Day: 25 May Correspondence: Spanish H.E. Mr. Martin Gomez Bustillo Ambassador and Permanent Representative [email protected] Natalia Lorena Acevedo Deputy Head of Mission [email protected] Sebastian Lucas Nicolino Deputy Permanent Representative to UNEP and UN-HABITAT [email protected] UN Member State since 1945 Accredited to UNEP since 1975 7 AUSTRALIA Address: Australian High Commission ICIPE House, Riverside Drive P.O. Box 39341-00623 Nairobi, Kenya Telephone: (+254) (20) 272 6958, 4277111, 4277100 Email [email protected] National Day: 26 January, Australia Day Correspondence: English HE. Mr. Luke Joseph Williams Ambassador and Permanent Representative Aidan Regan First Secretary Deputy Permanent Representative to UNEP and Habitat [email protected] UN Member State since 1945 Accredited to UNEP since 1975 8 AUSTRIA Address: Austrian Embassy Muthaiga, Limuru Rd. 536 P.O. Box 30560-00100 Nairobi, Kenya Telephone: (+254) (20) 406 0022/23/24 Email: [email protected] , [email protected] National Day: 26 October Correspondence: English H.E. Dr. Christian Fellner Ambassador and Permanent Representative [email protected] Mr. Michael Kassal Deputy Head of Mission [email protected] Mr. Hannes Passler Cousellor (Administration) and Consul UN Member State since 1955 Accredited to UNEP since 1976 9 AZERBAIJAN Address: Azerbaijan Embassy House 2467, Kolfe Keranio Sub-City, Woreda 9 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Telephone: (+251) 113691586/58 Mobile: (+251) 929918234 Email: National Day: Correspondence: English H.E. Mr. Ruslan Nasibov Charges d’Affaires [email protected] Mr. Rovshan Huseynzade First Secretary [email protected] UN Member State since 1992 Accredited to UNEP in 2016 10 BANGLADESH Address: High Commission of Bangladesh 337 Runda Road, Runda Nairobi, Kenya Telephone: (+254) (0) 758705137/+254 (0) Email: [email protected] National Day: 26 March, Independence and National Day Correspondence: English Mr. Chiranjib Sarker Minister & Head of Chancery Deputy High Commissioner Mr. Sayem Ahmed Counsellor [email protected] UN Member State since 1974 Accredited to UNEP since 1981 11 BELARUS Address: Embassy of the Republic of Belarus Ho. 8, Dik Dik Gardens, Kileleshwa, Nairobi, Kenya Telephone: +254 757 075 217 E-mail: [email protected] National Day: 3 July, Independence Day Correspondence: English H.E. Mr. Pavel Vziatkin Ambassador and Permanent Representative Mr. Roman Kozyr Senior Counsellor and Deputy Permanent Representative Aleksei Elimelakh Attache, Political Affairs and International Organizations UN Member State since 1945 Accredited to UNEP since 2014 12 BELGIUM Address: Embassy of Belgium Limuru Road, Muthaiga P.O. Box 30461 – 00100 Nairobi, Kenya Telephone: (+254) (20) 712 2011/ 2166/ 2181 Email: [email protected] National Day: 2l July, National Day, and 15 November, King’s Day Correspondence: French H.E. Mr. Peter Maddens Ambassador and Permanent Representative Mr. Ivan FEYS Deputy Head of Mission and Deputy Permanent Representative Mrs. Noëmi RAL First Secretary Mrs. Ilse LAUWEN Consul. UN Member State since 1945 Accredited to UNEP since 1976 13 BENIN Address: Embassy of Benin in Nigeria Email: [email protected] National Day: 1 August Correspondence: French H.E.