Contacts

The Joint Unit is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to respond to urgent requests for assistance when emergencies strike.

During regular office hours:
 +41 22 917 1142   or   +41 22 917 1815 

Fax: +41 22 917 0257

After hours: 
Via OCHA 24/7 Emergency Hotline:  +41 22 917 2010  

Address:

Joint UNEP/OCHA Environment Unit / 
Environmental Emergencies Section
Emergency Services Branch
Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
Palais des Nations, D-114
1211 Geneva 10,  Switzerland

The Unit can also be reached through any of the following contact points:

Mr. Vladimir Sakharov
Chief, Joint UNEP/OCHA Environment Unit
E-mail: sakharov@un.org 

Mr. René Nijenhuis
Officer in Charge
E-mail: nijenhuis@un.org

Mr. Matthew Conway 
Programme Officer
E-mail: conwaym@un.org

 Ms. Mirja Peters
Assistant Programme Officer
E-mail: petersm@un.org 

Ms. Vanda Dias dos Santos
Consultant
E-mail: diasdossantos@un.org

Ms. Mercedes Canton-Rodriguez
Secretary
E-mail: canton-rodriguez@un.org