In 2012, the Secretariats of the Basel and Stockholm conventions, as well as the UNEP-part of the Rotterdam Convention Secretariat, moved from three separate secretariats with a programmatic structure to a single Secretariat with a matrix structure serving the three conventions. Since October 2014, Mr. Rolph Payet is serving as the Executive Secretary of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions. The FAO-part of the Rotterdam Convention Secretariat is currently headed by the Executive Secretary, Mr. Bill Murray.

"The United Nations Forum on Sustainability Standards (UNFSS) is a joint initiative of FAO, ITC, UNCTAD, UN Environment and UNIDO. It helps producers, traders, consumers, standard-setters, certification-bodies, trade diplomats, non-governmental organizations and researchers to talk to each other, find out more about Voluntary Sustainability Standards and influence decision makers at the intergovernmental level."

"United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) is a partnership between UNEP and the global financial sector to mobilize private sector finance for sustainable development. UNEP FI works with more than 350 members – banks, insurers, and investors – and over 100 supporting institutions – to help create a financial sector that serves people and planet while delivering positive impacts. UNEP FI aims to inspire, inform and enable financial institutions to improve people’s quality of life without compromising that of future generations.

"UN Water coordinates the UN’s work on water and sanitation."

Flagship report

UN World Water Development Report

"The Global Cities Hub (GCH) aims to facilitate relations between cities and city networks around the world and the various institutions in International Geneva, including the United Nations Office at Geneva, UN agencies, international organizations, NGOs, diplomatic missions, civil society, and academic institutions and actors. The GCH will link local authorities to International Geneva, and different urban actors to each other, via the networks of Geneva-based organizations."

FIDIC, the International Federation of Consulting Engineers, is the global representative body for national associations of consulting engineers and represents over one million engineering professionals and 40,000 firms in more than 100 countries. The buildings and infrastructure sector in which FIDIC members work contributes around US$36trillion to global GDP.

"Das Genfer Büro der Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung (RLS) stärkt seit 2019 die Arbeit der Stiftung auf internationaler Ebene. Internationale Solidarität ist der Schlüssel für eine sozial-ökologische Transformation und für die Umsetzung sozialer Rechte im globalen Maßstab. Eine wiederbelebte UNO könnte bei dieser Transformation eine entscheidende Rolle spielen.

La Maison Internationale des Associations (MIA) accueille au cœur de Genève plus de 80 associations locales ou internationales. Grâce aux 13 salles ouvertes à la location, la MIA permet aux associations, comme à d’autres entités privées ou publiques et au grand public, d’organiser des évènements professionnels ou privés à moindre frais. La Maison Internationale des Associations (MIA) se veut être un lieu d’échanges, d’informations et de formations associatives.

United People Global (UPG) is a community that encourages and enables people to participate in making the world a better place. This is achieved through a diverse portfolio of activities and especially by contributing to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). UPG works to raise awareness, strengthen belief, facilitate collaboration and foster community. Its current flagship initiatives include:

Biovision wurde 1998 vom Schweizer Welternährungspreisträger Dr. Hans Rudolf Herren gegründet mit dem Ziel, die Lebenssituation der Menschen in Afrika nachhaltig zu verbessern und die Natur als Grundlage allen Lebens zu erhalten.