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Social Affairs Officer working on social development issues including poverty, inequality, employment, health, education and urbanisation issues in Afric
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Dr. Hany Besada is the Senior Research Coordinator of the United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC). He is also a Non-Resident Senior Research Fellow with the United Nations University-Institute for Natural Resources in Africa and Research Professor, Institute of African Studies, Carleton University and Senior Fellow with the Centre on Governance at the University of Ottawa. Until very recently, he was Deputy Executive Director at the Diamond Development Initiative (DDI). Prior to that he was Regional Advisor, African Mineral Development Centre (AMDC) at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), Theme Leader: Governance of Natural Resources at the North-South Institute (NSI) and Research Specialist on the United Nations Secretary General’s High-Level Panel Secretariat on the Post 2015 Development Agenda, United Nations Development Program (UNDP). Dr. Besada holds a PhD in Politics and International Studies from the University of Warwick.
Dr. Besada has published widely in international news media and academic journals. He is the author of more than 80 peer-reviewed scholarly policy papers, over 70 opinion pieces and editor/author of 13 books.
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Elisa Tonda is the Head of the Consumption and Production Unit in UN Environment's Economy Division. The main goal of the Unit is the promotion of sustainable production and consumption policies, practices and initiatives through the engagement of governments, the business community and civil society organization. The Unit has also played a leading role in the strengthening of UN Environment's active contribution to the greening of global value chains, and is currently coordinating the development of several initiatives in the domain of circular economy.
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I am a climate and weather scientist, currently working as “Head of science” in the Technical Support Unit (TSU) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Working Group 1. The IPCC is the leading international body for the assessment of climate change. It was established by the United Nations in 1988 to provide the world with a clear scientific view on the current state of knowledge in climate change and its potential environmental and socio-economic impacts.
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Public sector experience
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Sam Carter is a Senior Policy Associate at J-PAL Global, where she supports J-PAL’s outreach related to financial inclusion, social protection, government partnerships, and cost-effectiveness analysis. She is also a liaison to the J-PAL Latin America & the Caribbean office with a focus on J-PAL’s work in Brazil. As a member of the Policy and Communications group, Sam works with governments, international and non-governmental organizations, and the private sector to develop new research projects and to help encourage decisions based on rigorous evidence. She also writes evaluation summaries and policy publications to help communicate technical research to a wide range of audiences.
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Officer at the Ministry of Education, International Relations Unit
ASPnet National Coordinator
SDG4 focal point within the Ministry of Education
UNECE Steering Committee for ESD focal point
MSc in European and International Policies in Education, Training and Research
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Activist and researcher on public policy issues, mainly governance and conflict transformation from a human rights perspective.
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UK Educational Psychologist and Teaching Fellow and the University of Bristol. Founder of edpsy.org.uk and Committee Member of the British Psychological Society Division of Educational and Child Psychology. Particular interest in children's wellbeing, children's right and eliminating exclusion.