Focal Points

Samoa

His Excellency Fatumanava-O-Upolu III Paolelei Luteru

Political Focal Point since 2025-04-15
Permanent Representative of the Independent State of Samoa to the United Nations in New York
Permanent Mission of the Independent State of Samoa to the United Nations in New York
685 Third Avenue & 44th St. 11th Floor
New York, New York 10017
United States

Ms. Frances Reupena

Operational Focal Point since 2021-04-12
Chief Executive Officer
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment
Apia
Samoa

Sao Tome and Principe

Ms. Nilda Borges Da Mata

Political Focal Point since 2024-06-18
Minister
Ministry of the Environment
Av. Marginal 12 de Julio
Sao Tome 1023
Sao Tome and Principe

Mr. Darnel Helio De Sousa Baia

Operational Focal Point since 2023-02-16
Chemical Engineer
Directorate General for Environment and Climate Action
Avenida Kwamne Nkrumah Ponta Mina
Sao Tome 1023
Sao Tome and Principe

Senegal

Mr. Baba Drame

Operational Focal Point since 2019-11-12
Directeur de l'Environnement et des Establissements classes
Ministere de l'Environnement et du Developpement Durable
Parc Forestier de Hann-B.P. 4055
Dakar
Senegal

Serbia

Ms. Sara Pavkov

Political Focal Point since 2025-04-16
Minister
Ministry of Environmental Protection
6, Mihajila Pupina Blvd
Belgrade 11070
Republic of Serbia

Ms. Jelena Ducic

Operational Focal Point since 2025-04-16
Head of Department for Biodiversity
Ministry of Environmental Protection
1, Omladinskih Belgrade St.
Belgrade 11070
Republic of Serbia

Seychelles

Mr. Maurice Loustau-Lalanne

Political Focal Point since 2010-08-31
Principal Secretary
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Maison Queau de Quinssy Mont-Fleuri P.O.Box 656
Mahe
Seychelles

Mr. Denis Eddy Matatiken

Operational Focal Point since 2025-04-01
Principal Secretary for Environment
Ministry of Agriculture, Climate Change, and Environment
Environment Department, P.O. Box 445
Victoria, Mahe 248
Seychelles

Sierra Leone

Dr. Abu Bakar Siddiq Massaquoi

Political Focal Point since 2024-05-06
Executive Chairman
Environment Protection Agency, Sierra Leone
38 Freetown Road, Wilberforce, Wilberforce Village
Freetown 232
Sierra Leone

Mr. Sheku Mark Kanneh

Operational Focal Point since 2020-03-23
Assistant Director, National Climate Change Secretariat
Environment Protection Agency Sierra Leone
C/O 21 Old Railway Line Brookfields
Freetown 232
Sierra Leone

Slovak Republic

His Excellency Peter Ziga

Political Focal Point since 2012-06-29
Minister
Ministry of Environment of the Slovak Republic
Nam. L. Stura 1
Bratislava 81235
Slovakia

Mrs. Miroslava Hruskova

Operational Focal Point since 2012-06-29
PHDR, CSC.
Ministry of Environment of the Slovak Republic
Nam.L. Stura 1
Bratislava, Slovakia 81235
Slovakia

Slovenia

Ms. Barbara Knapič Navarrete

Operational Focal Point since 2022-03-23
Political Focal Point since 2022-03-23
Secretary
Ministry of Finance
Zupančičeva 3
Ljubljana 1000
Slovenia

Solomon Islands

Mr. Thaddeus Siota

Operational Focal Point since 2025-07-02
Director Climate Change Division
Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management, and Meteorology
P.O. Box 21, Outback Building, Rove
Honiara
Solomon Islands

Somalia

H.E. Lt. Gen Bashir Mohamed Jama

Political Focal Point since 2025-02-03
Minister
Ministry of Environment and Climate Change
Abdiaziz District
Mogadishu, Banaadir
Somalia

Mr. Abdullahi Godah Barre

Operational Focal Point since 2025-02-03
Principle Adviser
Ministry of Environment and Climate Change
Abdiaziz District
Mogadishu
Somalia

South Africa

Ms. Nomfundo Tshabalala

Political Focal Point since 2021-03-26
Director-General
Department of Forestry, Fisheries, and the Environment
Private Bag X447
Pretoria 0001
South Africa

Mr. Stuart Mangold

Operational Focal Point since 2025-02-06
Chief Policy Advisor International Governance and Resource Mobilisation
Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Environment House, 473 Steve Biko Road, Arcadia
Pretoria, Gauteng 0083
South Africa

South Sudan

Hon. Joseph Africano Bartel

Political Focal Point since 2025-04-11
Undersecretary for Environment
Ministry of Environment and Forestry, RSS
Bilpham Road, North of Seventh Days Adventist Complex
Juba
South Sudan

Mr. David Batali Oliver

Operational Focal Point since 2013-04-27
Director for Pollution Control
Ministry of Enviroment
Juba
South Sudan

Spain

Mr. Ramón López Pérez

Council Member for the constituency of Greece, Ireland, Portugal, Spain since 2023-06-05, Political Focal Point
Operational Focal Point since 2023-06-05
Adviser
Ministry of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation
Madrid 28014
Spain

Sri Lanka

Dr. Dammika Patabendi

Political Focal Point since 2025-05-21
Minister of Environment
Ministry of Environment
Sobadam Piyasa, No. 416/C/1, Robert Gunawardena Mawatha
Battaramulla
Sri Lanka

Mr. K. R. Uduwawala

Operational Focal Point since 2025-05-21
Secretary
Ministry of Environment
Sobadam Piyasa, No. 416/C/1, Robert Gunawardena Mawatha
Battaramula
Sri Lanka

St. Kitts And Nevis

Dr. Marcus Natta

Political Focal Point since 2023-10-10
Cabinet Secretary
Cabinet Secretariat
Government Headquarters
Basseterre
St, Kitts

Mrs. Colincia Levine

Operational Focal Point since 2024-02-21
Permanent Secretary
Ministry of Environment, Climate Action, and Constituency Empowerment
Unit C21 Sands Complex
Basseterre
Saint Kits and Nevis

St. Lucia

Ms. Anita Montoute

Political Focal Point since 2020-09-25
Permanent Secretary
Ministry of Education, Innovation, Gender Relations and Sustainable Development
Georgianna Court Building, John Compton Highway
Castries
St. Lucia

Mr. Eulampius Frederick

Operational Focal Point since 2024-05-08
Chief Technical Officer
Department of Sustainable Development
Ground Floor, Georgianna Court Building, John Compton Highway
Castries LC02 501
St. Lucia

St. Vincent and Grenadines

Honourable Carlos James

Political Focal Point since 2023-08-11
Minister
Ministry of Tourism, Civil Aviation, Sustainable Development and Culture
2nd Floor, National Insurance Services Building, Upper Bay Street
Kingstown
St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Mrs. Janeel Miller-Findlay

Operational Focal Point since 2014-02-07
Director, Sustainable Development Unit
Ministry of Tourism, Civil Aviation, Sustainable Development & Culture
Administrative Complex, Bay Street
Kingstown ,VC0100
St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Sudan

Mr. Galal Ahmed

Political Focal Point since 2022-03-07
Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning
Sudan Khartoum Alijama Street, P.O. Box 298
Khartoum 011
Sudan

Dr. Mona Ahmed

Operational Focal Point since 2022-08-24
Secretary General
Higher Council for Environment and Natural Resources
P.O.Box 10488
Khartoum 11111
Sudan

Suriname

Mr. Marciano Dasai

Political Focal Point since 2023-09-08
Minister
Ministry of Spatial Planning and Environment
Prins Hendrikstraat #22
Paramaribo
Suriname

Ms. Vanuessa Gefferie

Operational Focal Point since 2023-09-08
Permanent Secretary for General and Financial Affairs
Ministry of Spatial Planning and Environment
Paramaribo
Suriname

Switzerland

Ms. Lucretia Landmann

Operational Focal Point since 2021-01-19
Senior Policy Advisor
Federal Office for the Environment
Bern CH-3003
Switzerland

Syria

Dr. Yousef Sharaf

Operational Focal Point since 2025-08-18
Political Focal Point since 2025-08-18
Deputy Minister of Local Administration and Environment
Ministry of Local Administration and Environment
Kafr Sousa – 17, April Street
Damascus
Syrian Arab Republic