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Ambassador Shen Jian is Deputy Permanent Representative of the People's Republic of China to the United Nations Office at Geneva and other International Organizations in Switzerland. Prior to this appointment, Ambassador Shen served as Deputy Director-General of the Department of Arms Control of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA).Having spent almost 30 years in a variety of related roles, Ambassador Shen is experienced in international security and multilateral affairs. Ambassador Shen has also held different roles in Embassy of China in the Kingdom of…
His Excellency Mr. Jürg Lauber is Permanent Representative of Switzerland to the United Nations and other Organizations in Geneva. Prior to this appointment in September 2020, Ambassador Lauber served as Permanent Representative of Switzerland to the United Nations in New York since 2015, During this time, he also served as President of the Burundi Configuration of the Peacebuilding Commission. Previously, he was Deputy Permanent Representative of Switzerland to the United Nations Office at Geneva from 2009 to 2011, and Permanent Representative of Switzerland to the…
Executive Vice President of the Shanghai Arbitration Commission (SHAC)Dr. Fan serves as the Executive Vice President of the Shanghai Arbitration Commission (SHAC). He has extensive knowledge of the Asia-Pacific region and is an experienced arbitrator. Over 200 arbitration proceedings have been conducted with him as presiding arbitrator, sole arbitrator or co-arbitrator under the rules of UNCITRAL, CAS, SIAC, HKIAC, KCAB, CIETAC, etc. On top of commercial arbitration, Dr. Fan’s appointments and tenures witness his extensive experiences in the…
Ambassador Bani is a renowned leader in development, governance, and crisis management, with a career spanning public service, diplomacy, and academia. He has held high-profile positions, including Ghana’s Minister of Interior, Chief of Staff to the President, and Ambassador Extraordinary, where he played a critical role in national security, peacebuilding, and governance reforms. Ambassador Bani has collaborated with ECOWAS, the African Union, and other international organizations to address conflict resolution and foster regional stability. He has led initiatives to…
Professor, University of Newcastle, Australia
Distinguished Laureate Professor Sanson-Fisher leads the Health Behaviour Research Collaborative at the University of Newcastle, Australia. His past roles include the Director of CIFAL Newcastle (United Nations Institute for Training and Research). He has an outstanding global reputation as a leader in health behaviour research recognised by his award of Officer of the Order of Australia and Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences. His work is known for successfully combining behavioural and public…
Mr Roca is currently head of unit, resource mobilization at the WHO Regional Office for Europe. In his role, Mr Roca is responsible for the coordination of resource mobilization efforts at both regional and country levels within the WHO European Region (53 Member States). Prior to working for WHO, he worked as a Partnerships Development Officer for The Defeat-NCD Partnership as well as a Programme Manager in the health team in the DG for International Partnerships (INPTA) of the European Commission. He also has more than eight years of experience in the private sector,…
Former Military Adviser for Peacekeeping Operations and Former Force Commander of the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL)
Lieutenant General Obiakor is former Military Adviser for Peacekeeping Operations and former Force Commander of the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL). LGen Obiakor has had a long and distinguished career with the Nigerian Army, beginning in 1973. He served as the General Officer Commanding, Second Mechanized Division, of the Nigerian Army, as Commander of the Economic Community of West African States Monitoring Group (ECOMOG)…
Senior Advisor (Democratic Governance) of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Former Director and Chief Governance Advisor, Democratic Governance Support Unit, Integrated Mission in Timor Leste (UNMIT)
Mr. Ken Inoue has a distinguished experience in serving United Nations for more than thirty years. He was a Director and Chief Governance Advisor, in Democratic Governance Support Unit, in the Integrated Mission in Timor Leste (UNMIT), in Dili. Prior to joining to UNMIT, he served as a Director, in Industry Department, in Asian Productivity Organization (APO…
Born in Cameroon, Michel Doo-Kingué devoted an important part of his life to the United Nations and to the promotion of democracy and development in the countries of the South and, more specifically, in Africa. He started his career at UNESCO as the head of the Africa Department in 1963. He then became Director of the Division of Relations with International Organizations and Programmes at UNESCO. He served as chief advisor on African Affairs to the Director-General of UNESCO from November 1963 to January 1969.
In 1971, Michel Doo-Kingué was appointed as the first…
Former Ambassador of Sweden
H.E. Mr. Bo Lennart Göransson is a former Ambassador of the Government of Sweden.
He has been State Secretary in the Swedish Government and was in 1994-2003 Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Sida, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency.
Mr. Göransson worked from 2003 as Swedish Ambassador to Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, Somalia, Seychelles, and Comoros. Mr. Göransson was responsible for drafting the first Joint Assistance Strategy for Kenya and served as an EU spokesman on development assistance. He also served as a…