Jamil Ahmad is Director, UN Environment Programme, New York Office. He leads work on sustainable development and the environment in support of the organization’s policies and programs. Ahmad entered the Foreign Service of Pakistan in 1986 and has worked in several duty stations across Asia, Europe and Africa. He was the lead negotiator on Climate Change for the Group of 77 & China, representing more than 130 member countries in climate change talks in 2007 under UNFCCC.