Contact Information
The United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) has its headquarters in New York City and works worldwide out of 15 regional offices and two country programme offices. A dedicated group of volunteers and friends also provide valuable support to UNIFEM's work, including the National Committees for UNIFEM and the NGO Committee on UNIFEM.
UNIFEM Headquarters
Executive Director: Ms. Inés Alberdi
304 East 45th Street
15th Floor
New York, NY 10017
UNITED STATES
Tel: +1 212 906-6400
Fax: +1 212 906-6705
Website: http://www.unifem.org/
Media contacts. If you are a member of the media and have questions about UNIFEM and its work, please speak to a member of our communications team
Web Manager. If you have questions, comments or suggestions specifically about the UNIFEM website, please direct them to the Web Manager by phone at +1 212-906-6848 or send a message
Regional Offices
Central Africa Regional Office
Regional Programme Director: Josephine Odera
c/o UNDP
B.P. 445
Kigali
RWANDA
Tel: +250 590463
Fax: +250 590499
East and Horn of Africa Regional Office
Regional Programme Director: Meryem Aslan
UN Gigiri Complex
Block Q, Rooms 100-109
Nairobi
KENYA
Tel: +254 20-762-4301
Fax: +254 20 762-4494
Website: http://www.unifem-easternafrica.org/
English-Speaking West Africa Regional Office
Regional Programme Director: Florence Butegwa
UN House, 2nd Floor, Wing 'A'
Plot 617/618 Diplomatic Drive
Central Business Area
P.M.B. 2851
Central Business Area
P.M.B. 2851
Garki, Abuja
NIGERIA
Tel: +234 9-4616312
Fax: +234 9-4618579
Francophone and Lusophone West Africa Regional Office
Regional Programme Director: Cecile Mukarubuga
Immeuble Soumex, 2ieme étage
Mamelles Almadies
BP 154
Dakar
SENEGAL
Tel: +221 33 869 99 70
Fax: +221 33 860 54 95
Southern Africa Regional Office
Regional Programme Director: Nomcebo Manzini
UNDP Regional Service Centre
7 Naivasha Road
Sunninghill 2157
SOUTH AFRICA
Tel: +27 11 603-5033
Fax: +27 11 603-5012
Andean Regional Office
Regional Programme Director: Moni Pizani
Edif. Naciones Unidas 2do. Piso
Avenida Amazonas 2889 y La Granja
P.O. Box 17-03-4731
Quito
ECUADOR
Tel: +593 2-2460-329
Fax: +593 2-2460-328
Website: http://www.unifemandina.org/
Caribbean Regional Office
Regional Programme Director: Roberta Clarke
United Nations House
Marine Gardens
Hastings
Hastings
Christ Church
BARBADOS
Tel: +1 246-467-6000
Fax: +1 246-437-6596
Website: http://www.unifemcar.org/
Mexico, Central America, Cuba and the Dominican Republic Regional Office
Regional Programme Director: Teresa Rodríguez
Presidente Mazaryk No. 29, Piso 6
Colonia Polanco
Mexico City, D.F. 11570
MEXICO
Tel: +52 555-263-9808
Fax: +52 555-203-1894
Website: http://www.unifem.org.mx/
Southern Cone Regional Office
Regional Programme Director: Ana Falú
SCN Quadra 2, Bloco A, Módulo 1101
Ed. Corporate Financial Center
Brasília 70712-901
BRAZIL
Tel: +55 61 3038-9280
Fax: +55 61 3038-9289
Website: http://www.unifem.org.br/
Arab States Regional Office
Regional Programme Director: Mouna Mohamed Ghanem
14 Abdallah Bin Omar Street (near Tyche Hotel)
P.O. Box 830 896
Amman 11183
JORDAN
Tel: +962 6-520-0060
Fax: +962 6-567-8594
Website: http://www.unifem.org.jo/
North Africa Regional Office
Regional Programme Director: Zineb Touimi-Benjelloun
Angle Avenue Moulay Hassan et
Rue Moulay Ahmed Loukili
Casier ONU, Rabat-Chellah
MOROCCO
Tel: +212 37-703555
Fax: +212 37-701566
East and South-East Asia Regional Office
Regional Programme Director: Jean D'Cunha
United Nations Building, 5th Floor
Rajdamnern Nok Avenue
Bangkok 10200
THAILAND
Tel: +66 2-288-2093
Fax: +66 2-280-6030
Website: http://unifem-eseasia.org/
Pacific Regional Office
Regional Programme Director: Elizabeth Cox
Level 5, Vanua House
Victoria Parade
Suva
FIJI
Tel: +679 3301-178
Fax: +679 3301-654
Website: http://pacific.unifem.org/
South Asia Regional Office
Regional Programme Director: Chandni Joshi
D-53, Defence Colony
New Delhi 110024
INDIA
Tel: +91 11-24646471
Fax: +91 11-24622136
Website: http://www.unifem.org.in/
Central and Eastern Europe Regional Office
Regional Programme Director: Osnat Lubrani
Grosslingova 35
81109 Bratislava
SLOVAK REPUBLIC
Tel: +421 2 593-37-324
Fax: +421 2 593-37-171
Website: http://www.unifem.sk/
Commonwealth of Independent States Regional Office
Regional Programme Director: Damira Sartbaeva
67 Tole Bi Str.
Almaty 480091
KAZAKHSTAN
Tel: +732 72 582643 x604
Fax: +732 72 582645
Website: http://www.unifemcis.org/?en=1
Country Programmes
Afghanistan Country Programme
Country Programme Director: Wenny Kusuma
Shah Mahmmod Ghazi Watt
Shahre Naw
Kabul
AFGHANISTAN
Tel: +93 700 285 454
Fax: +873 763 468 836
Website: http://afghanistan.unifem.org/
Albania Country Programme
Country Programme Manager: Christine Arab
Rr. Leke Dukagjini
P. 11/1, Perballe QKR-se
Kati i peste, A1
Kati i peste, A1
Tirana
ALBANIA
Tel: +355 4 2255 364
Fax: +355 4 2255 364
Tanzania Country Programme
Country Programme Manager: Hendrica Okondo
Plot 134-140 Kingsway/Mafinga Street
(Off Kinondoni Road)
Dar es Salaam
TANZANIA
Tel: +255 22 266-8000 x9347
Fax: +255 22 266-8749
National Committees for UNIFEM
National committees support the mission of UNIFEM through their dynamic membership programmes, public education about UNIFEM and global women's issues, and private sector fundraising to support UNIFEM programmes worldwide.
National Committee for UNIFEM, Australia
President: Ms. Rosalind Strong
P.O. Box 249
Mawson, ACT 2607
AUSTRALIA
Tel: +61 2 9181-2796
Website: http://www.unifem.org.au/
National Committee for UNIFEM, Austria
President: Dr. Lilly Sucharipa
Obere Donaustrasse 81/23
1020 Vienna
AUSTRIA
Tel: +43 1 310 9696
Website: http://www.unifem.at/
National Committee for UNIFEM, Canada
Co-Presidents: Mr. Fred Faraq and Ms. Sue McGarvie
309 Cooper, Suite 300
Ottawa, Ontario K2P 0G5
CANADA
Tel: +1 613-232-5751
Fax: +1 613-563-2455
Website: http://www.unifem.ca/
National Committee for UNIFEM, Finland
President: Dr. Helena Ranta
Töölöntorinkatu 2 B
8. kerros
Helsinki 00260
FINLAND
Tel: +358 9-694-0944
Fax: +358 9-694-0990
Website: http://www.unifem.fi/
National Committee for UNIFEM, Germany
President: Ms. Karin Nordmeyer
Kaiserstrasse 201
D-53113 Bonn
GERMANY
Tel: +49 22828970717
Fax: +49 22828970718
Website: http://www.unifem.de/
National Committee for UNIFEM, Iceland
Executive Director: Ms. Steinunn Gudjonsdottir
Centre for the United Nations
Laugavegur 42
101 Reykjavik
ICELAND
Tel: +354 552-6200
Website: http://www.unifem.is/
National Committee for UNIFEM, Ireland
President: Ms. Carmen Monclús
14 Gosworth Park
Dalkey
Co. Dublin
IRELAND
Tel: +353 (0)87 9721337
Fax: +353 (0)1 2859071
Website: http://www.unifem.ie/
National Committee for UNIFEM, Italy
President: Ms. Simone Ovart-Bruno
Via Uffreduzzi, 6
10134 - Torino
ITALY
Tel: +39 011-304-2626
Fax: +39 011-304-2634
Website: http://www.unifem.it/
National Committee for UNIFEM, Japan
President: Ms. Makiko Arima
Yokohama Women's Forum, 1F
435-1 Kami-kurata-cho, Totsuka-ku
Yokohama 244-0816
JAPAN
Tel: +81 45-869-6787
Fax: +81 45-869-6787
Website: http://unifemnihon.jp/
National Committee for UNIFEM, New Zealand
President: Ms. Jean Corbin Thomas
223 Victoria Avenue
P.O. Box 730
Palmerston North
NEW ZEALAND
Tel: +64 6 354-0372
Website: http://www.unifem.org.nz/
National Committee for UNIFEM, Philippines
President: Ms. Lourdes C. Quezon
23 Zaragoza Street
P.O. Box 8795
San Lorenzo Village, Makati City
PHILIPPINES
Tel: +632 840-3155
National Committee for UNIFEM, Singapore
President: Ms. Saleemah Ismail
2 Nassim Road
258370
SINGAPORE
Tel: +65 238-6761
Fax: +65 238-6762
Website: http://www.unifemsingapore.org.sg/
National Committee for UNIFEM, Sweden
Co-Presidents: Ms. Mehri Afsahi, Ms. Birgitta Ahlqvist and Ms. Rigmor Mjörnel
Gamla Brogatan 27
Stockholm 111 20
SWEDEN
Tel: +46 08-34-61-04
Website: http://www.unifem.se/
National Committee for UNIFEM, Switzerland and Liechtenstein
President: Ms. Erika Linder
Bolligenstrasse 14b
CH-3006 Bern
SWITZERLAND
Tel: +41 (0)31 333 48 53
Fax: +41 (0)31 333 48 53
Website: http://www.unifem.ch/
National Committee for UNIFEM, United Kingdom
President: Ms. Juliet Colman
BM Box 6658
London WC1N 3XX
UNITED KINGDOM
Website: http://www.unifemuk.org/
National Committee for UNIFEM, United States
President: Ms. Carol M. Poteat-Buchanan
2345 Crystal Drive
Suite 301
Arlington, VA 22202
UNITED STATES
Tel: +1 703 236-1535
Website: http://www.unifem-usnc.org/
NGO Committee on UNIFEM
The NGO Committee on UNIFEM was established to promote the work of UNIFEM. It consists of representatives of 32 NGOs in consultative status with ECOSOC. Inquiries about the committee may be directed to Julie Shapiro, Convener of the Committee, at +1 212-249-4065.