About World Information Transfer
World Information Transfer, Inc. (WIT) is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit, non-governmental organization in General Consultative Status with the United Nations ECOSOC, promoting health and environmental literacy.
World Ecology Report
Founder & Editor-in-Chief
- Dr. Christine K. Durbak
Managing Editor
- Taras Boychuk
Assistant Editors
- Liam Strauser
- Mykola Volkivskyi
Translations
- Josh Lau Chinese
- Sehee Oh Korean
- Carolina R. Espinola Spanish
- Yaroslav Tabinsky Ukrainian
Board of Directors
- Dr. Christine K. Durbak Chair & CEO
- Oksana Leschenko Executive Vice Chair
- Carolina Espinola Vice Chair
- Weirong Li Secretary
- Arnaud LaFleche Treasurer
- Dr. Bernard D. Goldstein
- Suzy Hallak
- Dr. Tageldin I. Hamad
- Dr. Brian Landzberg
- Dr. Barry Levy
- Jon Otto
- Dr. Scott Ratzan
- Dr. Nataliya Vynnyk
- Dr. William N. Rom
- Amb. Yuriy Sergeyev
WIT Youth
- Liam Vintfeld Chair
- Alex Garfin Co-Chair
- Danylo Boychuk Advisor
Regional Directors
- Taras Boychuk Canada
- Carolina Esposito Central America
- Tracy Lau China
- Josephine Au Hong Kong
- Dr. Michel Loots European Union
- Apurv Gupta India
- Sehee Oh South Korea
- Prof. Anna Kapustian Ukraine
- Prof. Yaroslav Tabinsky Ukraine
Board of Advisors
- Christopher Geoghegan Netherlands
- Jessica Williamson Pacific Region
- Kateryna Pavlova Ukraine
- David Thorson, CPA USA
- Roman Vintfeld USA
- Mykola Volkivskyi Representative in UN-Geneva
Mission
WIT was formed in 1987, inspired by the Chornobyl nuclear tragedy in Ukraine, in recognition of the pressing need to provide accurate information about our deteriorating environment and human health. WIT exercises its mandate through the programs below.
Programs
World Ecology Report
Published since 1989, the World Ecology Report is a quarterly digest of critical issues in health and the environment, focused on the UN Sustainable Development Goals and distributed throughout the world.
Health and Environment Conferences
From 1992 to 2019 WIT held annual conferences on “Health and Environment: Global Partners for Global Solutions” at United Nations Headquarters, on the growing scientific evidence linking environmental degradation and human health. The conferences have been co-sponsored by UN member states and agencies, and resumed in November 2025.
Internships
Since 1994 WIT has offered internships at UN Headquarters in New York City. Interns follow the UN agenda daily for eight weeks in the summer, or weekly during the academic year, to help future leaders understand what the world needs to become sustainable.
Scholarship Program
WIT assists KKF in finding gifted university students in need of financial assistance, and the KKovshevych Foundation grants scholarships for their studies.
worldinfo.org
WIT's website carries scientific presentations from the annual conferences, the archived World Ecology Reports, the Speakers Series and Virtual Voices, along with WIT's history and programs.
Contact
Office
866 UN Plaza, Suite 529
New York, NY 10017
Mailing address
478 Summit Rd.
Mountainside, N.J. 07092
Reach us
Tel: (212) 686-1996
wit@worldinfo.org
worldinfo.org
youtube.com/WITConferences