Gift Details

Gift Information

Value: $6000.00

Year Received: 2010

Date Received: 2010-05-15

Gift Description

TRAVEL: UNITAR will provide housing in Geneva, Switzerland to the employee on detail for the duration of the assignment. The traveler will perform approximately a 3-month detail assignment with UNITAR and UNEP Chemicals in Geneva, Switzerland. The traveler will be working with UNITAR and UNEP on global mercury issues that are very important to the US, EPA, and the Office of International and Tribal Affairs. In particular, he will be assisting with the effort, currently supported by EPA, to help the government of Kyrgyzstan address primary mercury mining. This is an important part of the international effort to reduce mercury use and emissions, which EPA strongly supports. Rec'd--5/15/2010--7/29/ 2010 Est. Value-- $6,000.00.

Justification

Non-acceptance would cause embarrassment to donor and U.S. Government

Donor Information

Donor: United Nations Institute for Training and Research

Country: NA