NGO Focal Points

Persons to contact within other branches, Agencies and Programmes of the United Nations

UNOG - NGO LIAISON OFFICE IN GENEVA Mr. Ricardo ESPINOSA
Room 153 - Palais des Nations
1211 Geneva 10
Tel: (41-22) 917 2127
Fax: (41-22) 917-0583
E-mail: ungeneva.ngoliaison@unog.ch
Website: www.unog.ch/ESS_Mission_services/ngo/liaison.htm
UNOV - NGO LIAISON OFFICE AT VIENNA Mr. Nyron SEQUEIRA
Room E1416
Vienna International Centre
1400 Vienna
Austria
Tel: (43-1) 26060-4499
Fax: (43-1) 26060-5929
E-mail: protocol@unvienna.org
NON-GOVERNMENTAL LIAISON SERVICE Mr. Tony Hill
Coordinator
CH-1211, Palais des Nations
Geneva 10, Switzerland
Tel: (22) 917-2076
Fax: (22) 917-0432
E-mail: ngls@unctad.org

Ms. Elisa PETER
1 UN Plaza. Room DC1-1106
United Nations
New York, NY 10017
Tel: (212) 963-3125
Fax: (212) 963-8712
E-mail: ngls@un.org
Website: www.un-ngls.org
DPI - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INFORMATION Mr, Paul HOEFFEL
Chief, NGO Section
Department of Public Information
Room S-1070L
United Nations, New York, N.Y. 10017
tel: (212) 963-6842
fax: (212) 963-6914/2819
 
DPI/NGO Resource Center:
Room L-1B-31
United Nations, New York, N.Y. 10017
tel: (212) 963-7233
fax: (212) 963-2819
E-mail: dpingo@un.org
ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN Ms. Tsu-Wei CHANG
Division for the Advancement of Women
Room DC2-1204 
United Nations New York, NY 10017 
tel: (212) 963 8370 
fax: (212) 963 3463 
E-mail: csw49@un.org
AFRICA Ms. Ruth ENGO 
Room DC1-1048 
United Nations New York, NY 10017 
tel: (212) 963 4780 
fax: (212)963 3892 
E-mail: engo@un.org
HUMAN RIGHTS Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, New York Office
Room S-2914, United Nations
New York, NY 10017
Tel: (212) 963-5930
Fax: (212) 963-4097
Website: www.unhchr.ch
INDIGENOUS POPULATIONS Ms. Elsa STAMATOPOULOU
Acting Chief
Secretariat of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
Division for Social Policy and Development, DESA
Room DC2-1772, United Nations
New York, NY 10017
Tel: (212) 963-2775
Fax: (212) 963-5102
Website: www.un.org/esa/socdev
PALESTINIAN RIGHTS Mr. Worlfgang GRIEGER
Division for Palestinian Rights
NGO Liaison Office, Department of Political Affairs (DPA), United Nations
Room S-3362F, New York, NY 10017
Tel: (212) 963-1800
Fax: (212) 963-4199
E-mail: grieger@un.org
Website: www.un.org/Depts/dpa/ngo
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT -
AGEING
DISABLED
FAMILY
POVERTY
YOUTH

Mr. Yao N'GORAN
Follow up to the World Summit for Social Development
Division for Social Policy and Development, DESA
United Nations Room DC2-1360,
New York, NY 10017
Tel: (212) 963-3175
Fax: (212) 963-3062
E-mail: ngoran@un.org
Website: www.un.org/esa/socdev
PUBLIC INQUIRIES Public Inquiries Unit
Room GA-058, United Nations 
New York, NY 10017
E-mail: inquiries@un.org
DISARMAMENT Mr. Gary DEROSA
Department for Disarmament Affairs 
Room S-3151D, United Nations 
New York, NY 10017
Tel: (212) 963-8199
Fax: (212) 963-1121
HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS Ms. Phyllis LEE
Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Rights
Advocacy and External Relations Unit (AERU), 
Office for the Coordination of Humanitariun Affairs
Room S-3600B, United Nations 
New York, NY 10017
Tel: (212) 963-4832
Fax: (212) 963-9489/1312
E-mail: leep@un.org
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Ms. Federica PIETRACCI
Major Groups Focal Point,
Division for Sustainable Development
DESA
Room DC2-2210, United Nations 
New York, NY 10017
Tel.: (212) 963-8497
Fax: (212) 963-4260
E-mail: pietracci@un.org
FINANCING FOR DEVELOPMENT Mr. Daniel PLATZ
Financing for Development Office
Two UN Plaza, DC2-2380
New York, NY 10017
Tel (212) 963 3664
Fax (212) 963 0443
E-mail: platz@un.org
UNIFEM - UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT FUND FOR WOMEN Ms. Barbara Adams
Strategic Partnership and Communiation
304 East 45th St., FF-1535
New York, NY 10017
Tel: (212) 906 6420
Fax: (212) 906-6705
e-mail: barbara.adams@undp.org
Web site: www.unifem.undp.org
UNICEF - UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN’S FUND Mr. Peter Crowley
Senior Adviser, Office of Public Partnership
UNICEF House, H-4A
New York, NY 10017
Tel: (212) 326-7303
Fax: (212) 303-7992
e-mail: pcrowley@unicef.org
WHO - WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION Dr. Susan Holck
Government, Civil Society and Private Sector
External Relations and Governing Bodies
20, Avenue Appia
CH-1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland
Tel: +41-22-791-2790/3637
Fax: +41-22-791-1380
e-mail: holcks@who.ch
PAHO - PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION Dr. Irene Klinger, Chief
Office of External Relations
525 23rd Street, NW
Washington, DC 20037-2895
Tel: (202) 974-3194
Fax: (202) 974-3607
E-mail: klingeri@paho.org
UNDP - UN DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME Ms. Caitlin Wiesen
NGO Section
Room DC1-2058, United Nations
New York, NY 10017
Tel: (212) 906-5906
Fax:(212) 906-5313
E-mail: caitlinwiesen@undp.org
UNESCO - UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL Mr. Michael Millward
Section of NGOs and Foundations
UNESCO House
7, place de Fontenoy
75700 Paris, France
Tel: (331) 4568-1731
Fax: (331) 4567-1690
 
Mr. Andrew Radolf
UNESCO Liaison Office
Room DC2-0900
Two United Nations Plaza
New York, NY 10017
Tel: (212) 963-5974
Fax: (212) 963-8014
UNEP - UNITED NATION ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME ORGANIZATION Mr. Tore Brevik, Chief
Information and Public Affairs
P.O. Box 30552 
Nairobi, Kenya
Tel: (25-42) 62-3292
Fax: (25-42) 62-3927
E-mail: tore.brevik@unep.org
 
Ms. Janet Edwards
NGO Focal Point
Regional Office for North America
Room DC2-0803
Two United Nations Plaza 
New York, NY 10017
Tel: (212) 963-8093 
Fax: (212) 963-7341
E-mail: uneprona@un.org
Website: www.unep.org
UNPFA - UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND Ms. Diana Lee Langston
Senior Technical Officer and Manager, NGO Theme Group
Room 17th floor
220 East 42 Street
New York, NY
Tel: (212) 297-5143
Fax: (212) 297-4915
E-mail: langston@unfpa.org
UNITED NATIONS OFFICE FOR DRUG CONTROL AND CRIME PREVENTION Ms. Mirella Frahi
NGOs and Civil Society
Vienna International Centre
P.O. Box 500, A-1400 Vienna, Austria
Tel: (+43-1) 26060-5583
Fax: (+43-1) 26060-5931
e-mail: mirella.frahi@unodc.org
Web site: www.unodc.org

Ms. Simone Monasebian
Representative, New York Office
DC1-0618, United Nations
New York, NY 10017
Tel: (212) 963-5631
Fax: (212) 963-4185
e-mail: monasebian@un.org
IFAD - INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT Ms. Maria Teresa Rubin de Cervin
External Relations Division
107, Via del Serafico 
I-00142 Rome, Italy
Tel: (+39-06) 54591
Fax: (+39-06) 504 3463
FAO - FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL ORGANIZATION Ms. Nora Mc Keon
Office for External Relations
Vialle delle Terme di Caracalla
I-00100 Rome, Italy
Tel: (+39-06) 570 53852
Fax: (+39-06) 570 55175
WFP - WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME Ms. Jutta Neitzel
NGO Unit / Division of External Relations
Via Cesare Giulio Viola, 68
Parco de Medici, Rome 00148, Italy
Tel: +39-06-6513-2068
Fax: +39-06-6513-2795
e-mail: jutta.neitzel@wfp.org
ILO - INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION Mrs. Maria Ducci, Chief
Office for Inter-Organization Relations
4 route des Morillons
CH-1211 Geneva 22
Switzerland
Tel: (+41-22) 799 7148
Fax: (+41-22) 799 7289
UNHCR - UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES Ms. Maureen Connolly
NGO Coordinator, Division of External Relations, CP 2500
CH-1211 Geneva 2 dépôt
Switzerland
Tel: (+41-22) 739 8985
Fax: (+41-22) 739 7302
UN-HABITAT - HUMAN SETTLEMENTS PROGRAMME Mr. Subramonia Ananthakrishnan
Chief, Partners and Youth Section
P.O. Box 30030, Nairobi, Kenya
Tel: (+254-2) 762-3870
Fax: (+254-2) 762-4588
E-mail: ngounit@unhabitat.org
Web site: www.unhabitat.org

New York Liaison Office
Room DC2-0944
Two United Nations Plaza
New York, NY 10017
Tel: (212) 963-4200
Fax: (212) 963-8721
IAEA - INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY Ms. Tracy C. Brown
1 United Nations Plaza
Room DC1-1155
New York, N.Y. 10017
Tel: (212) 963-6011
Fax: (212) 751-4117
E-mail: brown@un.org
UN VOLUNTEERS Mr. Edward Mishaud
UN Volunteers, Communications Unit
Postfach 260 111
D-53153 Bonn, Germany
Tel: (+49 228) 815 2511
Fax: (+49 228) 815 2001
E-mail: edward.mishaud@unvolunteers.org
Web site: www.unvolunteers.org

Representation Office in North America
1 United Nations Plaza
New York, NY 10017
Tel: (212) 906-3639
Fax: (212) 906-3659
E-mail: rona@unvolunteers.org