Awards Book - Ozone Secretariat - UNEP

Mr. Mostafa K. Tolba While it is often said that success has a thousand parents, few if any
in the global community would dispute the singular role played by Mr. Mostafa Tolba in the
creation of the Protocol. For that reason, he has certainly earned the moniker of “father of the
Montreal Protocol”. His knowledge as a scientist, his skills as a negotiator, and his techniques
of persuasion have enabled him to bring people together to achieve what was thought to be
unachievable. Without these skills and, most important, this vision, it is doubtful that we
would be celebrating the twentieth anniversary of the Protocol in 2007 or the progress made
to date.
Montreal Protocol 20th Anniversary Awards