The Asia and the Pacific Regional Seminar on the Contribution of Development to

Ayuush Bat-Erdene is the Chief of the Right to Development Section at the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), in Geneva, Switzerland. He joined the UN/OHCHR in 1994 and undertook progressively responsible assignments varying from thematic to country... Read More →

Ambassador Václav Bálek has been the Permanent Representative of the Czech Republic to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva since August 2021. On 9 December 2022, Mr. Bálek was elected president of the Human Rights Council for 2023.Mr. Bálek... Read More →

Nada Al-Nashif was appointed United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights on 6 December 2019, assuming the position in 10 February 2020. She brings to the role close to 30 years of experience within the United Nations system around the world. As an economist and development... Read More →

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Mr. Li Junhua of China as the Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs effective 25 July 2022.Prior to his appointment, Mr. Li was Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of China to Italy and San... Read More →