Rotterdam Convention Secretariat FAO team (Rome) and their responsibilities

 

Ms. Christine Fuell
Executive Secretary ad interim of the Rotterdam Convention - FAO

Responsibilities:
  • Coordination: Leading the FAO based part of the Rotterdam Convention (RC) Secretariat; supervising implementation of programme of work and budget, alignment of activities with FAO’s strategic framework;
  • Policy and technical advice: Provision of policy and technical advice on pesticides including risk assessment and management; supervision of technical assistance and normative work;
  • Management: Personnel management, financial management of FAO regular programme resources to the RC; member of BRS management team and FAO's Plant Production and Protection Division Management Team.

Tel: +39 06 5705 3765
E-mail:  Christine.fuell@fao.org
 

Mr. Mario Yarto

Responsibilities:
  • Technical Assistance: Delivery of Technical Assistance with particular focus on Latin America and the Caribbean; preparation of project proposals for the resource mobilization strategy;
  • Capacity building: Development of technical and policy information for training materials related to pesticides risk reduction; dissemination of information on alternatives to hazardous pesticides;
  • Conference of the Parties (COP) and subsidiary bodies: support for the preparation and execution of COP and Chemical Review Committee (CRC) meetings.

Tel: +39 06 5705 0583
E-mail: mario.yarto@fao.org
 

Ms. Sarra Baccouri

Responsibilities:
  • Technical Assistance: Coordination and technical support to Rotterdam Convention activities especially in the Middle East and African countries; collaborates to produce studies and database;
  • Capacity building: Development of technical and policy information for training materials related to pesticides risk reduction; dissemination of information on alternatives to hazardous pesticides;
  • COP and subsidiary bodies: Support for the preparation and execution of COP and Chemical Review Committee (CRC) meetings.

Tel: +39 06 5705 1850
E-mail: sarra.baccouri@fao.org
Mr. Gavin L. Wall  

Mr. Aleksandar Mihajlovski

Responsibilities:
  • PIC Circular: Prepares the semi-annual PIC - collects, reviews and verifies the: Import Response (IR) for pesticides subject to the Prior Informed Consent (PIC) procedure;Notifications of final regulatory actions (FRA) to ban or severely restrict pesticidesand proposals for severely hazardous pesticide formulations (SHPF). In addition co-ordinates translation into English, Spanish and French, ensures consistency across language versions, and ensures its publication (CD and web);
  • Technical Focus: Facilitates information exchange and provides technical input and support to the implementation of the Rotterdam Convention and the operation of its Secretariat.

Tel: +39 06 5705 2801
E-mail: Aleksandar.Mihajlovski@fao.org

 

 

Ms. Soraya Vicente Matias

Responsibilities:
  • Coordination of administrative and logistics arrangements for COP and CRC meetings and technical workshops in the field
  • Financial reports and transactions
  • Human Resources staffing actions (staff and consultants)
  • Liaison with experts, FAO offices and UN organizations
  • Administrative focal point for the Rotterdam Convention team at FAO

Tel: +39 06 570 55836
E-mail: Soraya.vicentematias@fao.org


 

Ms. Chiara Pellegrini

Responsibilities:
  • Data entry in database for PIC Circular;
  • Correspondence with stakeholders;
  • Recruitment of consultants, raising POs and follow up payments; raising travel authorizations;
  • Assistance in meeting preparation and logistics arrangements;
  • Formatting proceedings;
  • Compile, maintain, update and distribute inventory in various languages for RC publications;

Tel: + 39 06 570 52794
E-mail: chiara.pellegrini@fao.org

 

Rotterdam Convention Secretariat UNEP team (Geneva)