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Job Opening Job Opening ID: 216513 Job Network : Questions \xc3\xa9conomiques et sociales et d\xc3\xa9veloppement Job Family : Direction de programmes Category and Level : Professional and Higher Categories, P-4
Duty Station : MONTREAL
Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme Date Posted : Oct 19, 2023
Deadline : Dec 6, 2023



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The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the leading global environmental authority that sets the global environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable development within the United Nations system and serves as an authoritative advocate for the global environment. At the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, world leaders agreed on a comprehensive strategy for sustainable development. A key agreement opened for signature at Rio was the Convention on Biological Diversity. The Convention has three objectives: the conservation of biological diversity, the sustainable use of its components and the fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising out of the utilization of genetic resources. The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (SCBD) is located in Montreal, Canada and is administered by UNEP. This post is located in the Secretariat of the CBD, Scientific, Society and Sustainable Futures Division (SSSF) Division and in the Implementation Support Division (ISD). Under the general guidance of the Director of the SSSF Division and the direct supervision of the Head of the Biodiversity Economy Transformation and Innovation Unit (BETI) and in close coordination with the Head of the Stakeholder Engagement and Cooperation Unit, (SEC), the incumbent will carry out the following functions:

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