Jean-Pierre Reymond is a Swiss career diplomat with 30 years of experience around the globe. In recent years, he has focused on innovative forms of fostering climate action and has been entrusted with developing a climate action initiative for international Geneva. He coordinated the initial phase of 2050Today - The Geneva Climate Action Forum and later became its director. As Ambassador for International Humanitarian Law (IHL), he previously chaired the Intergovernmental Process to strengthen respect for IHL in partnership with the International Committee of the Red Cross. He has held various diplomatic positions in Europe, Latin America and the Middle East.