CGIAR has launched an Ombuds Office to assist staff and consultants to navigate interpersonal and institutional issues. Dr. Anu Rao, Ph.D. Anu may be contacted by email at a.rao@cgiar.org for appointments. Anu adheres to the tenets, ethics and values, and the standards of practice, of the International Ombuds Association. This means that CGIAR’s Ombuds Office is a resource for fairness and an impartial, independent, informal, and confidential resource for CGIAR.