Articles by author: Prisca Chaoui

Articles by author:

Prisca Chaoui

Striving for an anti-racist workplace

Alcinda Manuel Honwana is a social anthropologist from Mozambique. She joined the Department of Management Strategy, Policy and Compliance (DMSPC) as Director of the Anti-Racism Team (ART) in December 2022. Prior to joining the United Nations, Alcinda was Centennial...

Editorial – March 2024

The fight against racism and racial discrimination within the UN only truly began in 2020, after the events following the death of George Floyd in the United States. As a consequence, the organization took action and denounced the existence of racism and racial...

Editorial – February 2024

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is a UN specialized agency that was founded in 1950. Its headquarters were inaugurated in 1999 and designed in an oval shape consisting of curved lines and glass by architects Rino Brodbeck and Jacques Roulet. Its appearance...

Editorial – December 2023 and January 2024

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is often forgotten when we talk about the UN agencies in charge of humanitarian issues. And yet, it has a pivotal role on the international scene given the increasingly complex geopolitical context and consequences of...

The future of migration

You have started as Director General of IOM at a time when the world is facing a multitude of humanitarian challenges. How do you intend to lead IOM to make it fit for purpose and be able to face these challenges? For too long, we’ve treated migration as a problem to...

New opportunities in leadership

In an exclusive interview, we delve into the intricacies of Kira Kruglikova’s new role and the weighty responsibilities that come with it. Kira, congratulations on your new role. Can you tell us more about your role and your priorities as the newly...

Editorial – November 2023

The fight for gender equality has resulted in many successes and failures. It unites different entities, both governmental and non-governmental on a global scale. The United Nations is a key player in the ongoing battle through the Sustainable Development Goals...

Editorial – October 2023

In 1948, three years after the United Nations was created, the Security and Safety Service (SSS) was set up at the UN headquarters in New York. Other services were subsequently set up in other locations, including: Geneva, Vienna, Nairobi, Bangkok, Beirut, Addis Ababa...

Leveraging the power of the rule of law

Jan Beagle began her career as a New Zealand diplomat. Subsequently she served in many senior positions in the UN Secretariat, UNDP and UNAIDS, including DDG of UNOG, DXD of UNAIDS, and USG for Management. In 2019, Ms Beagle was elected Director-General of IDLO. What...

Qatar: empowering women

Please tell us briefly about your career, why you joined the diplomatic service, and how you were appointed to your current position as Permanent Representative of Qatar to the UN in Geneva? After having finished my university studies crowned, with a Bachelor’s Degree...

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