Convention Secretariat

Aarhus

Aarhus Convention Secretariat

Environment Division
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
Palais des Nations, Av. de la Paix 10
1211 Geneva 10
Switzerland

Tel: + 41 22 917 2682 / 917 2650
Fax: + 41 22 917 0634
E-mail: public.participation@unece.org
Web-site: http://www.unece.org/env/pp

Ella
Behlyarova

Secretary to the Convention

Ella is programme manager of the Aarhus Convention.

Office S-332, Palais des Nations
Tel: + 41 22 917 2376
Fax: + 41 22 917 0634
E-mail:ella.behlyarova@unece.org

Theodore Koukis

Associate Environmental Affairs Officer

Theo supports bodies and activities under the Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers (PRTR) Protocol. He manages the Aarhus Clearinghouse and PRTR.net.

Office S-407, Palais des Nations
Tel: +41 22 917 3317
Fax: +41 22 917 0634
E-mail: theodore.koukis@unece.org

Fiona Marshall

Environmental Affairs Officer

Fiona supports the Task Force on Public Participation in Decision-making and work on public participation in international forums and genetically modified organisms. She also assists in servicing the Compliance Committee.

Office S-330, Palais des Nations
Tel: +41 22 917 4226
Fax: +41 22 917 0634
E-mail:fiona.marshall@unece.org

Aphrodite Smagadi

Legal Affairs Officer

Aphrodite services the Convention's Compliance Committee and supports activities related to access to justice and capacity building.

Office S-341, Palais des Nations
Tel:+41 22 917 3294
Fax: +41 22 917 0634
E-mail: aphrodite.smagadi@unece.org

Maryna
Yanush

Environmental Affairs Officer

Maryna assists in servicing the Convention’s Compliance Committee, the Task Force on Access to Information and other bodies and engages in capacity-building and access to justice related activities.

Office S-428, Palais des Nations
Tel:+41 22 917 2440
Fax: +41 22 917 0634
E-mail: maryna.yanush@unece.org

Manja Vidic

Associate Environmental Affairs Officer

Manja supports the main subsidiary bodies under the Aarhus Convention, namely the Bureau, Working Group of the Parties, as well as the Convention's reporting mechanism. She also supports a number of tasks in the secretariat, including financial and administrative planning, correspondence with national focal points and coordination with partner organizations.

Office S-428, Palais des Nations
Tel:+41 22 917 3516
Fax: +41 22 917 0634
E-mail: manja.vidic@unece.org

Maricar
De la Cruz

Programme Assistant

Maricar assists with the planning, preparation and running of meetings under the Convention. She is our team's main contact with the United Nations Office at Geneva Conference Services Division.

Office S-328, Palais des Nations
Tel: +41 22 917 2682
Fax: +41 22 917 0634
E-mail:maricar.de.la.cruz@unece.org

Sadaf Shamsie

Team Assistant

Sadaf also assists with the planning, preparation and running of meetings under the Convention. She supports the Convention's website and assists with preparation of documents, publications and other materials.

Office S-328, Palais des Nations
Tel: +41 22 917 2650
Fax: +41 22 917 0634
E-mail:sadaf.shamsie@unece.org

Environment Division

Marco Keiner

Director

Marco joined the Division as Director in September 2008. An expert on sustainability-oriented urban and rural development, he worked in Africa for six years as a development aid worker before joining the UN-HABITAT in Nairobi as Chief of the Urban Environment Section.

Office S-334, Palais de Nations
Tel: +41 22 917 2370
Fax: +41 22 917 0107
E-mail:marco.keiner@unece.org

The secretariat joined by Mr. Jan Dusik, who chaired the
fourth session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Convention, 29 June-1 July 2011

The secretariat joined by its friends and Mr. Willem
Kakebeeke of the Netherlands, who chaired the
negotiation of the Convention, at the third meeting of the
Parties 11-13 June 2008

The Convention secretariat in 2002:
Ljilana Stancic, Sophie Flensborg, Jeremy Wates