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The President of the UN Assembly, her Excellency Maria Fernanda Espinosa Garcés, in a rare visit to the UK, will be at the University of Buckingham to mark the formal opening of the Centre for UN Studies with a discussion about the relevance of the UN for the modern world with the Vice-Chancellor, Sir Anthony Seldon and students.
The Ecuadorean Foreign Minister María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés, only the fourth woman to hold that position in the history of the world body, and the first since 2006.
She brings over 20 years of multilateral experience in international negotiations, peace, security, defence, disarmament, human rights, indigenous peoples, gender equality, sustainable development, environment, biodiversity, climate change and multilateral cooperation.
Before beginning her political and diplomatic career, Ms. Espinosa Garcés was Associate Professor and Researcher at the Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales Sede Ecuador. She has written over 30 academic papers about the Amazon region, culture, heritage, sustainable development, climate change, intellectual property, foreign policy, regional integration, defence and security.
Visit our website below for more info about The Centre for UN Studies:
buckingham.ac.uk/economics-international/the-centre-for-united-nations-studies
Info for MA United Nations and Diplomatic Studies:
buckingham.ac.uk/humanities/ma/united-nations-and-diplomatic-studies
The President of the UN Assembly, her Excellency Maria Fernanda Espinosa Garcés, in a rare visit to the UK, will be at the University of Buckingham to mark the formal opening of the Centre for UN Studies with a discussion about the relevance of the UN for the modern world with the Vice-Chancellor, Sir Anthony Seldon and students.
The Ecuadorean Foreign Minister María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés, only the fourth woman to hold that position in the history of the world body, and the first since 2006.
She brings over 20 years of multilateral experience in international negotiations, peace, security, defence, disarmament, human rights, indigenous peoples, gender equality, sustainable development, environment, biodiversity, climate change and multilateral cooperation.
Before beginning her political and diplomatic career, Ms. Espinosa Garcés was Associate Professor and Researcher at the Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales Sede Ecuador. She has written over 30 academic papers about the Amazon region, culture, heritage, sustainable development, climate change, intellectual property, foreign policy, regional integration, defence and security.
Visit our website below for more info about The Centre for UN Studies:
buckingham.ac.uk/economics-international/the-centre-for-united-nations-studies
Info for MA United Nations and Diplomatic Studies:
buckingham.ac.uk/humanities/ma/united-nations-and-diplomatic-studies
