Lutz Möller can offer a wide diversity of insights into the work of the United Nations. As Deputy Secretary-General since 2015, he accompanies a large part of Germany’s engagement with UNESCO. He has been a member of the German delegation to all UNESCO Governing Bodies since 2009 and he is also in charge of the extensive cooperation with other National Commissions globally. He also heads the Commission’s Division for Sustainable Development, Science.
Within his portfolio are, i.a., Education for Sustainable Development, Biosphere Reserves, Geoparks, Science Policy, and Private Sector Cooperation. Inter alia, he has provided key support to the launching of the Scientific Advisory Board of the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon and the launch and running of the European Network of National Commissions. He organized dozens of conferences and workshops, including global conferences, and edited more than 30 publications. Since joining the National Commission in 2004, he has also provided support to the Secretary-General’s successful work towards strategically increasing the Commission’s societal impact and visibility. During this period, the Commission’s combined budget increased by more than fivefold, and staff increased threefold. Lutz Möller has a PhD in theoretical physics from the University of Munich. He has studied Physics, and Philosophy, in Munich and Oxford.