Known candidates for the next Executive Director of UNEP
I thought i would update the blog on the c andidates I know have applied for the next Executive Director of UNEP . How about like ILO the shortlisted candidates should have to hold a hustings in New York for member states and stakeholders . What is their vision of UNEP? First a few comments on my thoughts ont he issue. The present debate in the UN on 'fit for purpose' is very important as many UN organizations, including UNEP, are run like late 20th Century multilateral organizations with very vertical mandates and institutional structures. The new Executive Director will need to create a more networked organization and this includes a real partnership with stakeholders. Is this possible? At the moment at UNEP there are problems around stakeholder engagement on the engagement rules with the new UNEA. It is sad to see the discussions in Nairobi on stakeholder engagement at times it seems to be going back to pre Rio...