Nozipho Mxakato-Diseko

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Nozipho Mxakato-Diseko (1 November 1956) is a South African diplomat. She is currently the United Nations Ambassador for South Africa. [1] For the Paris Agreement, Mxakato-Diseko was the leader of the G77 bloc during negotiations. [2]

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Early life and education

Mxakato-Diseko was born in Johannesburg on 1 November 1956. [3] She attended Somerville College, Oxford and has a doctorate in philosophy which she earned in 1991. [4] [3]

Career

Mxakato-Diseko worked as a campaigner for the African National Congress (ANC) and also as an activist in Soweto for the ANC. [5] [3] She also raised money for the British Defence and Aid Fund. [3]

Mxakato-Diseko began as a representative of South Africa at the International Atomic Energy Agency in the mid-1990s. [5] She has been the South African negotiator since 2011. [4]

In 2024, Mxakato-Diseko was appointed by United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres to co-chair the Panel on Critical Energy Transition Minerals, alongside Ditte Juul Jørgensen. [6]

References

  1. ↑ "US pulls out of 'biased' UN Human Rights Council - NewZimbabwe.com". NewZimbabwe.com. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  2. ↑ "Climate Weekly: Petcoke, a looming public health threat". Climate Home News. 29 September 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Curriculum Vitae of Her Excellency Ms. Nozipho Mxakato-Diseko, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of South Africa and Chairperson of the G-77 - Vienna Chapter 1998". G-77. Archived from the original on 2 June 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  4. 1 2 Caramel, Laurence (30 November 2015). "Les cinq Africains qu'il faut suivre à la COP21". Le Monde.fr (in French). Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  5. 1 2 "Nozipho Mxakato-Diseko | La diva du climat ressuscite Mandela". L'Echo (in French). 9 December 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  6. ↑ UN Secretary-General Appoints Panel on Critical Energy Transition Minerals United Nations, press release of 26 April 2024.
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