Governance
Strategic Advisory Group
The Strategic Advisory Group, 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 Strategic Advisory Group is the overarching high-level mechanism that will provide leadership, vision and strategic direction.
Members: Spain, Sweden, EU, Netherlands, Switzerland, Egypt, Kenya, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Barbados, Chile, and Uzbekistan.
AMINA MOHAMMED
Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations
H.E. MUHAMMAD ABDUL MUHITH
Permanent Representative of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh
H.E. FRANÇOIS JACKMAN
Permanent Representative of Barbados
H.E. PAULA NARVÁEZ OJEDA
Permanent Representative of Chile
H.E. OSAMA MAHMOUD ABDELKHALEK MAHMOUD
Permanent Representative of the Arab Republic of Egypt
H.E. STAVROS LAMBRINIDIS
Head of the Delegation of the European Union
H.E. ARRMANATHA NASIR
Permanent Representative of the Republic of Indonesia
H.E. MARTIN KIMANI
Permanent Representative of the Republic of Kenya
H.E. YOKA BRANDT
Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
H.E. HÉCTOR JOSÉ GÓMEZ HERNÁNDEZ
Permanent Representative of Spain
H.E. ANNA KARIN ENESTRÖM
Permanent Representative of Sweden
H.E. PASCALE CHRISTINE BAERISWYL
Permanent Representative of Switzerland
H.E. ULUGBEK LAPASOV
Permanent Representative of the Republic of Uzbekistan
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
Chair, ASG of the United Nations Development Coordination
BETH BECHDOL
FAO, Deputy Director-General
LAURA THOMPSON
ILO, Assistant Director General, External & Corporate Relations
TOMAS LAMANAUSKAS
ITU, Deputy Secretary-General
MARCOS NETO
UNDP, Assistant Administrator/ASG, Programme/Policy Support
LIGIA NORONHA
UNEP, ASG and Head of UNEP New York office
KITTY VAN DER HEIJDEN
UNICEF, Deputy Executive Director/ASG for Partnerships
NYARADZAYI GUMBONZVANDA
UN Women Deputy Executive Director for Normative Support, UN System Coordination and Programme Results
ANTONIO PEDRO
ECA (ex-officio), Deputy Executive Secretary, Programme Support
SANDA OJIAMBO
UN Global Compact (ex-officio), ASG/CEO
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.
Fund Administrator
The Fund will be administered by the Multi-Partner Trust Fund Office (MPTF Office), responsible for Fund design and set-up, maintenance of the Fund account, receipt of donor contributions, and disbursement of funds upon instructions from the Operational Steering Committee, and provision of periodic consolidated reports.
The Participating UN Organizations
Participating UN Organizations are responsible for providing inputs to the review of concept notes and full project proposals, and for implementing activities set forth in approved proposals.
TERMS OF REFERENCE
The UN Joint SDG Fund Terms of Reference outline processes for Board nomination and selection, along with Fund procedures and operations.
