Susana Malcorra

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Malcorra and former British foreign secretary Philip Hammond, in London, 2016

Minister Malcorra was a candidate to replace Ban Ki-moon as secretary general of the UN starting in January 2017. [12] She has been asked several questions about accountability for harms caused by UN Peacekeeper troops. On 8 June, in response to a question by the Ambassador of Lichtenstein regarding accountability for the cholera outbreak in Haiti started by a deployment of UN Peacekeepers, Malcorra replied, "It is now in legal process, I'm not privy to it so it's hard for me to fully answer the question without getting into an arena that I'm not fully in. It's clear the UN is invested a lot to build up the infrastructure of Haiti based on the cholera experience/chain reaction so that is something that the UN needs to do more. The trust established was not fully filled so there is an element of working with the Haitians to handle cholera. On the specifics, I'd rather wait to be better informed." [13] Most of the candidates for secretary general, all of whom have less extensive UN experience have taken a position in favor of stronger UN accountability, including compensation to the victims.

In terms of UN accountability for sexual assault and exploitation by UN troops, she stated, "The Organization's efforts to prevent sexual exploitation and abuse in all manifestations and, where it does occur, to support victims and hold accountable those responsible, requires our utmost priority in order to fulfill the obligations incumbent upon us. This must be done with the political will that can only be derived from a full partnership with Member States." [13] Responding the U.S. on the same subject, she emphasized, "I think we have to go beyond what we have today and that's why I've proposed this question of the code of conduct."

Later career

Since 2022, Malcorra has been serving on the joint World Bank/WHO Global Preparedness Monitoring Board (GPMB), co-chaired by Joy Phumaphi and Bente Angell-Hansen. [14]

Other activities

Honors and awards

Personal life

She is married and has one son. [10] She describes herself as an atheist. [21] [ better source needed ]

See also

References

  1. "Susana Malcorra - GWL Voices" . Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  2. "Mauricio Macri nombró a Susana Malcorra como canciller". La Nación. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  3. "Susana Malcorra, Chef de Cabinet". United Nations. United Nations Secretary-General. Retrieved 23 April 2012.
  4. "Susana Malcorra | UNSSC | United Nations System Staff College". www.unssc.org. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  5. Sengupta, Somini (20 May 2016). "Susana Malcorra of Argentina Becomes Candidate for U.N. Secretary General". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  6. "Susana Malcorra 'a Strong Voice for Gender Equality', Secretary-General Says, Welcoming Her Appointment as Argentina's New Foreign Relations Minister | Meetings Coverage and Press Releases". www.un.org. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  7. "Ban Ki-moon felicitó a Susana Malcorra por la designación en Cancillería". La Nación. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  8. "Ban Ki-moon felicitó a Malcorra por su designación como canciller | TN.com.ar". Todo Noticias. 24 November 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  9. Stauffer, Caroline; Cohen, Luc (29 May 2017). "Argentina Foreign Minister Malcorra resigns". Reuters . Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  10. 1 2 "El perfil de Susana Malcorra, la canciller que eligió Mauricio Macri". Infobae. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  11. "Secretary-General Appoints Susana Malcorra of Argentina to Head Department of Field Support". United Nations. United Nations Secretary-General. Retrieved 30 November 2010.
  12. Sengupta, Somini (20 May 2016). "Susana Malcorra of Argentina Becomes Candidate for U.N. Secretary General". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  13. 1 2 "Susana Malcorra (Argentina) – Informal dialogue for the position of the next UN Secretary-General" . Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  14. Global Preparedness Monitoring Board Announces New Board Membership, Bringing Diverse Expertise to Independent Monitoring World Bank/WHO Global Preparedness Monitoring Board (GPMB), press release of 30 September 2022.
  15. Crisis Group Welcomes Four New Trustees to Board International Crisis Group (ICG), press release of January 21, 2019.
  16. Transatlantic Relations Initiative: About Us IE Business School.
  17. Board of Directors Inter-American Dialogue.
  18. Global Future Council on Geopolitics World Economic Forum (WEF).
  19. "Malcorra se reunió con su par español para avanzar en el acuerdo comercial Mercosur-UE". La Nación. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  20. "Susana Malcorra recibe el Cóndor de los Andes". El Diario. 8 March 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  21. "Macri tomó juramento a su Gabinete". Perfil. Archived from the original on 11 December 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
Susana Malcorra
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Malcorra in 2016
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
10 December 2015 12 June 2017
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Under Secretary-General of the United Nations for Field Support
2008–2012
Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Foreign Affairs
2015–2017
Succeeded by