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What is SCAD’s mandate? SCAD stands for Security Council Affairs Division, and it is part of the Department of Political and Peacebuilding affairs (DPPA). Our mandate is to support the Security Council (SC) and its subsidiary organs in carrying out their primary...
To better understand the role and functions of the Security Council, we spoke to outgoing President, Her Excellency Ambassador Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, Permanent Representative of Guyana to the United Nations in New York. As a former president of the SC, what are...
Security Council Report (SCR) was established in 2005 as an independent think tank with a mission to advance the transparency, effectiveness, and accountability of the UN Security Council. This objective is based on the assumption that better informed government and...
Origins and mandate The first ethics office within the UN system was established in 2006, as a direct response to a call for action by the UN General Assembly following the 2005 World Summit. This highlighted the need to establish an independent preventive body whose...
The United Nations stands as a beacon of international cooperation, aiming to foster peace, human rights, equality, and sustainable development across the globe. At the core of its operations lies a commitment to high ethical standards that guide its decision-making,...
The concept of partnerships as a vehicle through which the United Nations can facilitate actions to achieve development goals, has evolved over decades. The United Nations and the private sector have been actively collaborating around the world to address pressing...
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...
The Strategic Action Plan on Addressing Racism and Promoting Dignity for All (SAP) at the United Nations Secretariat, outlines a mission to combat racism within the organization. The Anti-Racism Office oversees, coordinates, and monitors the SAP’s implementation by...
Allow me to start at the beginning. On my first day in New York to take up the post of Special Adviser, I went to the Pass and ID office on 45th street to get my new grounds pass. As directed by the security guard, I stood in the queue. It was not very busy. An...
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What is SCAD’s mandate? SCAD stands for Security Council Affairs Division, and it is part of the Department of Political and Peacebuilding affairs (DPPA). Our mandate is to support the Security Council (SC) and its subsidiary organs in carrying out their primary...
To better understand the role and functions of the Security Council, we spoke to outgoing President, Her Excellency Ambassador Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, Permanent Representative of Guyana to the United Nations in New York. As a former president of the SC, what are...
Security Council Report (SCR) was established in 2005 as an independent think tank with a mission to advance the transparency, effectiveness, and accountability of the UN Security Council. This objective is based on the assumption that better informed government and...
Origins and mandate The first ethics office within the UN system was established in 2006, as a direct response to a call for action by the UN General Assembly following the 2005 World Summit. This highlighted the need to establish an independent preventive body whose...
The United Nations stands as a beacon of international cooperation, aiming to foster peace, human rights, equality, and sustainable development across the globe. At the core of its operations lies a commitment to high ethical standards that guide its decision-making,...
The concept of partnerships as a vehicle through which the United Nations can facilitate actions to achieve development goals, has evolved over decades. The United Nations and the private sector have been actively collaborating around the world to address pressing...
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...
The Strategic Action Plan on Addressing Racism and Promoting Dignity for All (SAP) at the United Nations Secretariat, outlines a mission to combat racism within the organization. The Anti-Racism Office oversees, coordinates, and monitors the SAP’s implementation by...
Allow me to start at the beginning. On my first day in New York to take up the post of Special Adviser, I went to the Pass and ID office on 45th street to get my new grounds pass. As directed by the security guard, I stood in the queue. It was not very busy. An...
As a child, Celeste Saulo wanted to follow in her grandmother’s footsteps and become a teacher. She loved physics and mathematics at school and an aptitude test suggested she would excel at computer science, geology, architecture, meteorology or astronomy. She was...
