At the first part of its first session (6 October 2022, Nairobi), the ad hoc open‑ended working group (OEWG) elected the following officers to be part of its Bureau, in accordance with rule 18 of the rules of procedure of the United Nations Environment Assembly, which it agreed to apply mutatis mutandis to its work.
Gudi Alkemade (Netherlands) was elected Chair of the ad hoc open-ended working group at the resumed first session (30 January to 3 February 2023, Bangkok).
For more information, please visit the OEWG website or contact the Secretariat at spp-cwp[at]un.org
African States
Mali
Oumar Diaouré Cisse
Point Focal SAICM, Ministère de l’Environnement, de l’Assainissement et du Développement Durable
Kenya
Linda Kosgei
Head of MEAs, Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Forestry of Kenya
Asia-Pacific States
China
Jinhui Li
Distinguished Professor, School of Environment, Tsinghua University
Pakistan
H.E. Saqlain Syedah
Ambassador of Pakistan to Germany
Eastern European States
Romania
Alexandru Roznov
Assistant Counsellor, Ministry of Environment, Waters and Forests
Ukraine
Roman Filonenko
Senior Specialist of the Environmental Safety Division of the Government of Ukraine
Latin American and Caribbean States
Antigua and Barbuda
Linroy Christian
Director of Department of Analytical Services, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Barbuda Affairs
Uruguay
Judith Torres
Officer, Ministry of Environment
Western European and Other States
Netherlands
Gudi Alkemade
Deputy Permanent Representative to UNEP
Switzerland
Michel Tschirren
Senior Policy Advisor at the Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN)
