17 Mar 2020 Statement Disasters & conflicts

Staff Advisory regarding the COVID-19 virus

On 1st July 2022, the staff of the United Nations Environment Programme Caribbean Environment Programme and Cartagena Convention Secretariat along with members of the GEF IWEco Project Coordination Unit, commenced a phased return to office taking into account all recommended COVID-19 protocols.

As is customary, staff members may be reached via their individual e-mail addresses. We continue to maintain our regular business hours, i.e. Mondays to Fridays, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

For general enquiries, please write to unep-cartagenaconvention@un.org and our Communications Team will respond at the earliest opportunity. 

While we endeavour to operate as “business as usual”, we kindly ask that you bear with us in the event that you experience delays in responding to your requests.

For general information regarding the COVID-19 virus, as well as regular updates on the status of this pandemic, please visit the website of the World Health Organization as well as the new United Nations multilingual platform on the coronavirus.

We encourage you and your families to follow the recommendations provided by the World Health Organization on how to reduce your risk of infection.

You may periodically check this webpage for updates on this advisory.