Governance

The Strategic Advisory Group, co-chaired by the United Nations Deputy Secretary-General and Chair of the UNSDG, provides leadership and strategic direction to the Fund.

The Strategic Advisory Group, co-chaired by the United Nations Deputy Secretary-General and Chair of the UNSDG, provides leadership and strategic direction to the Fund. Strategic Advisory Group membership is comprised of representatives from fifteen Member States (rotational), and observers from the private sector and civil society.

The Operational Steering Committee is chaired by UNDP, UNFPA, WFP, UNICEF, ILO, WFP, DCO and the MPTFO act as observers.

AMINA MOHAMMED

AMINA MOHAMMED

Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations

H.E. MUHAMMAD ABDUL MUHITH

H.E. MUHAMMAD ABDUL MUHITH

Permanent Representative of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh

H.E. FRANÇOIS JACKMAN

H.E. FRANÇOIS JACKMAN

Permanent Representative of Barbados

H.E. PAULA NARVÁEZ OJEDA

H.E. PAULA NARVÁEZ OJEDA

Permanent Representative of Chile

H.E. OSAMA MAHMOUD ABDELKHALEK MAHMOUD

H.E. OSAMA MAHMOUD ABDELKHALEK MAHMOUD

Permanent Representative of the Arab Republic of Egypt

H.E. STAVROS LAMBRINIDIS

H.E. STAVROS LAMBRINIDIS

Head of the Delegation of the European Union

H.E. ARRMANATHA NASIR

H.E. ARRMANATHA NASIR

Permanent Representative of the Republic of Indonesia

H.E. MARTIN KIMANI

H.E. MARTIN KIMANI

Permanent Representative of the Republic of Kenya

H.E. YOKA BRANDT

H.E. YOKA BRANDT

Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of the Netherlands

H.E. HÉCTOR JOSÉ GÓMEZ HERNÁNDEZ

H.E. HÉCTOR JOSÉ GÓMEZ HERNÁNDEZ

Permanent Representative of Spain

H.E. ANNA KARIN ENESTRÖM

H.E. ANNA KARIN ENESTRÖM

Permanent Representative of Sweden

H.E. PASCALE CHRISTINE BAERISWYL

H.E. PASCALE CHRISTINE BAERISWYL

Permanent Representative of Switzerland

H.E. ULUGBEK LAPASOV

H.E. ULUGBEK LAPASOV

Permanent Representative of the Republic of Uzbekistan

MR. SHAMERAN ABED

MR. SHAMERAN ABED

Executive Director of BRAC International

The Strategic Advisory Group is the overarching high-level mechanism that provides leadership, vision and strategic direction. Chaired by the United Nations Deputy Secretary-General and Chair of the UNSDG, the committee is composed of representatives from fifteen Member States (rotational), and observers from the private sector and civil society.

Operational Steering Committee

Under the direction of the Strategic Advisory Group, the Operational Steering Committee ensures effective and efficient management and coordination of operational and technical aspects of the UN Joint SDG Fund. The Operational Steering Committee will ensure that the UN Joint SDG Fund remains fast and light and able to respond to country needs through Resident Coordinators and UNCTs, in a timely way. The following UN entities are currently providing the technical leadership against the seven SDG transformations stipulated in the Fund Strategy 2023-2026:  

Operational Steering Committee

OSCAR FERNÁNDEZ-TARANCO

OSCAR FERNÁNDEZ-TARANCO

Chair, ASG of the United Nations Development Coordination

BETH BECHDOL

BETH BECHDOL

FAO, Deputy Director-General

LAURA THOMPSON

LAURA THOMPSON

ILO, Assistant Director General, External & Corporate Relations

TOMAS LAMANAUSKAS

TOMAS LAMANAUSKAS

ITU, Deputy Secretary-General

MARCOS NETO

MARCOS NETO

UNDP, Assistant Administrator/ASG, Programme/Policy Support

LIGIA NORONHA

LIGIA NORONHA

UNEP, ASG and Head of UNEP New York office

KITTY VAN DER HEIJDEN

KITTY VAN DER HEIJDEN

UNICEF, Deputy Executive Director/ASG for Partnerships

NYARADZAYI GUMBONZVANDA

NYARADZAYI GUMBONZVANDA

UN Women Deputy Executive Director for Normative Support, UN System Coordination and Programme Results

ANTONIO PEDRO

ANTONIO PEDRO

ECA (ex-officio), Deputy Executive Secretary, Programme Support

SANDA OJIAMBO

SANDA OJIAMBO

UN Global Compact (ex-officio), ASG/CEO

Alain Noudehou

Alain Noudehou

MPTFO (ex-officio), Executive Coordinator

Under the direction of the Strategic Advisory Group, the Operational Steering Committee ensures effective and efficient management and coordination of operational and technical aspects of the UN Joint SDG Fund.

TERMS OF REFERENCE

The Joint SDG Fund Terms of Reference outline processes for Board nomination and selection, along with Fund procedures and operations.

jointsdgfund governance chart

TERMS OF REFERENCE

The UN Joint SDG Fund Terms of Reference outline processes for Board nomination and selection, along with Fund procedures and operations.

What came before

The Joint SDG Fund is a contemporary and innovative mechanism of the United Nations, established to address the challenges of our time, but it is product of the instruments that came before.