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IUCN advises the World Heritage Committee at its 44th session from 16 to 31 July 2021

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IUCN Director General Inger Andersen speaks at a marine plastics event at the UN Palais des Nations in Geneva, February 2019 Photo: IUCN/Mark Gnadt
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IUCN Director General appointed to head UNEP

IUCN Director General Inger Andersen has been appointed to the post of Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) by the United Nations General Assembly.

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