April 2017

Moderating the United Nations Environment Management Group meeting in Geneva on the Nexus Dialogues

The EMG provides a service to the operationalization of environmental issues within the UN system by promoting coordination, information exchange and joint action among the UN agencies. The EMG Dialogue series will contribute to a common understanding of the integrated goals and targets of the SDGs, as well as the requirements and opportunities these bring for UN entities to support the implementation of the environmental dimension of the 2030 Agenda in a coherent and collaborative manner. The Dialogues will provide an occasion for UN entities and other stakeholders to identify areas of mutual interest and to better understand the transmission channels through which an action in one sector may impact the outcomes of another. 

On the way back to New York I visited my children in London and Norwich. IN London Robin was on his way to Greece to work in a refugee camp for a week. IN Norwich Merri is at UEA studying to be a midwife. We went out to the open Mike at Gonzo's and i had the opportunity to explain how to bracket text in UN negotiations. 

On April 20th the Financial Times did an article on the SDGs and  A crowded global jobs market is braced for 1bn more workers. They kindly quoted me

I also had the pleasure of speaking at the UN DESA Partnership Forum from the floor on Principles and Guidelines for Multistakeholder Partnerships. which can be watched here on UN TV