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Biosafety Organization
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published: 23 Aug 2006
last updated: 21 Feb 2025
United Nations Environment Programme - Global Environment Facility
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UNEP/GEF
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Person:Mr. Alex Owusu-BineyPortfolio Manager (Biosafety), GEF Coordination, Ecosystems DivisionUnited Nations Environment Programme (UNEP),
P. O. Box 30552 - 00100, KenyaPhone: +254 20 762 4066,Fax:Email: alex.owusu-biney@un.org,Website: http://www.unep.org/biosafety/,
United Nations Environment Programme
Nairobi,
PO Box 30552 - 00100, Kenya
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UN and other specialized agency of the UN Common System
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General biosafetyEN
The main objectives of the UNEP-GEF Biosafety Unit are to:
a) assist countries in the establishment of national biosafety frameworks;
b) promote information sharing and collaboration, especially, at the regional and sub-regional levels; and
c) promote collaboration with other organizations to assist capacity-building for the Protocol.
a) assist countries in the establishment of national biosafety frameworks;
b) promote information sharing and collaboration, especially, at the regional and sub-regional levels; and
c) promote collaboration with other organizations to assist capacity-building for the Protocol.
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1818 H Street, N.W.Washington, DC
20433, United States of AmericaPhone: +1 202 473 0508,Fax: +1 202 522 3240, +1 202 522 3245,Email: secretariat@thegef.org,Website: http://www.gefweb.org/,
Currently, UNEP-GEF is running three projects to implement the GEF strategy: a) A global Development project assisting 123 countries to develop a draft national biosafety framework (NBF); b) Implementation projects for Eligible Parties, with the objective of establishing operational national biosafety frameworks (NBFs); c) A Biosafety Clearing House project to assist parties countries to participate in and benefit from the BCH.
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