Name: 

Inger La Cour Andersen 

Executive Director, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) 

In Position Since: 

February 2019 

Official Contact Email: 

[email protected] 

Twitter:

https://x.com/andersen_inger 

Also serves as: 

Under Secretary General, United Nations 

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Inger La Cour Andersen, Bio: 

Ms. Andersen, born in Jerup, Denmark, has over 30 years of expertise in international development economics, environmental sustainability, strategy, and operations. She has spearheaded initiatives across a wide range of areas, including agriculture, environmental management, biodiversity conservation, climate change, infrastructure, energy, transport, water resources management, and hydro-diplomacy 

Positions held in the past: 

- 1992, UNDP’s Water and Environment Coordinator, Arab Region

- 1999 to 2014,  Vice President, Middle East and North Africa; Vice President, Sustainable Development & Head of the CGIAR Fund Council, World Bank

- 2015 to 2019,   Director General, International Union for Conservation of Nature

Other involvements include working with the United Nations on drought and desertification, beginning with the UN Sudano-Sahelian Office.

Education: 

Ms. Andersen holds a Bachelor's from the London Metropolitan University North and a Master's in Development Economics from the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London 

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About The Organisation: 

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the leading global authority on the environment. UNEP’s mission is to inspire, inform, and enable nations and peoples to improve their quality of life without compromising that of future generations 

Organisation's Head Office: 

Nairobi, Kenya Predecessors 

Website: 

https://www.unep.org/ 

Twitter: 

https://x.com/UNEP

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