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About UNU-ONYMandate of UNU-ONY | Staff | Junior Professional Fellows | Past Junior Professional FellowsMandateAs part of its mandate to serve the United Nations University, UNU-ONY has a multifaceted mandate with an overarching mission to showcase and make UNU’s Research and Programmes (RTCP) available to the UN Secretariat, UN Permanent Missions, NGOs, academics and civil society. In this regard, UNU-ONY carries out its work in the following six main areas of activity:
Staff
Jean-Marc Coicaud, oversees the daily work of UNU-ONY and its development in the service of UNU Jean-Marc Coicaud heads the United Nations University (UNU) Office at the United Nations in New York. He was Senior Academic Officer in the Peace and Governance Programme at UNU in Tokyo from 1996 to 2003. Before joining UNU, he served in the Executive Office of the United Nations Secretary-General as a speechwriter for Dr. Boutros Boutros-Ghali (1992-1996). A former fellow at Harvard University (Center for International Affairs, Department of Philosophy and Harvard Law School from 1986 to 1992), Coicaud has held appointments such as Cultural Attaché with the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Legislative Aide with the European Parliament (Financial Committee), Associate Professor at the University of Paris, and Visiting Professor at the Ecole Normale Supérieure in Paris. He has also taught at the New School for Social Research (New York). He has been a Senior Fellow at the United States Institute of Peace (Washington, D.C.), and a Global Research Fellow at New York University School of Law. Coicaud holds a Ph.D. in political science-law from the Sorbonne and a Doctorat d'Etat from the Institut d'Etudes Politiques of Paris. In addition, He holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in literature and linguistics. Jean-Marc Coicaud is the author of L’introuvable démocratie autoritaire (1996), Légitimité et Politique (Presses Universitaires de France, 1997), translated in Japanese as Seijiteki Seitoseitoha Nanika: Ho, Dotoku, Sekinin ni Kansuru Kosatsu (Fujiwara Shoten, Tokyo, 2000), Politics and Legitimacy: A Contribution to the Study of Political Right and Political Responsibility (Cambridge University Press, 2002) (also available in Spanish, Chinese and Arabic). He co-authored (with Charles A. Kupchan, Emmanuel Adler, and Yuen Foong Khong) Power in Transition: The Peaceful Change of International Order (United Nations University Press, 2001). He co-edited, with Daniel Warner, Ethics and International Affairs: Extent and Limits (UNU Press, 2001), with Veijo Heiskanen, The Legitimacy of International Organizations (UNU Press, 2001), and with Michael W. Doyle and Anne-Marie Gardner, The Globalization of Human Rights (UNU Press, 2003). In 2006, he published a co-edited volume, with Daniel A. Bell, Ethics in Action: The Ethical Challenges of International Human Rights Nongovernmental Organizations (Cambridge University Press). In 2007, he has published the following books: Beyond the National Interest (United States Institute of Peace Press), and Limits of the UN/Future of the UN (in Japanese with Fujiwara Shoten). Jean-Marc Coicaud is a member of the Board of Directors of the Academic Council for the United Nations Systems (ACUNS) and a member of the Advisory Board of Global Policy Innovations (New York). He also serves as an adviser for the Fondation pour l’innovation politique (Paris). Ramon Ray, is primarily responsible for administrative matters in conjunction with UNU Centre; he is also responsible for the various aspects of the communication activities of UNU-ONY Ramon Ray, Administrative Officer, is responsible for the overall financial, personnel and administrative functions of the office. Working closely with UNU Headquarters in Tokyo and and UNU Centre's around the world, he ensures the smooth flow of information between UNU System and UN Headquarters in New York. Mr. Ray coordinates UNU-ONY's communication and marketing activities including seminars, briefings, and other outreach opportunities. He also ensures that UNU-ONY's technology infrastructure (web site, wired/wireless networks, computers, etc) is running smoothly. Jin Zhang, coordinates the various event programmes of UNU-ONY, including the Africa Series; she also assists in overall UNU-ONY activities Jin Zhang, Programme Assistant, assists UNU-ONY in organizing events, fundraising and various administrative tasks. She holds a Master of Public Policy degree from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She earned her BA in History and Economics from Peking University. Her interests focus on social and sustainable development, gender equality and nonprofit management. Before working with UNU, she acquired work experience at the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) in New York and Amnesty International, International Secretariat in London, UK. She also worked with local nonprofit organizations in both Michigan and Beijing and conducted field research on Chinese women’s organizations. Jin speaks English, Mandarin and the dialect in the city of Nanchang, where she was born and raised. Ida Folkesson, assists in the organization of UNU-ONY events; particularly in the context of the UNU calendar of events; Ida Folkesson has a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science and International and Development Cooperation with a major in Latin American Studies. She is currently pursuing her Masters Degree in Human Rights Studies at the Institute for the Study of Human Rights, at Gothenburg University, Sweden. Year 2006/2007, she received a minor field study scholarship for realizing her Master thesis in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In her thesis, she examines how the violent conflicts between the drug traffic and the police, are affecting residents in poor communities- favelas. She conducted interviews with youths living in the favelas and with the military police working in these areas. During the past year she has also produced several news storeis in Brazil and Bolivia. These reports highlights the militia’s increased control over poor communities, positive initiatives in the favelas in Rio, the use of coca leafs in Bolivia as well as Bolivian politics in connection with their new constitution; Asamblea Constituyente. Ms. Folkesson speaks Swedish, English, Portuguese, Spanish and French. Peter J. Marcotullio, works from UNU-ONY as an adjunct senior fellow for UNU where he coordinates the Urban Research group of the Ecosystems and People Programme Peter J. Marcotullio’s graduate training is from the University of Pennsylvania (Master’s of Arts in Ecological Biology) and Columbia University (Master’s of Arts in Geography and Ph.D. in Urban Planning). Previous work experience includes nine years in Japan with the UNU-IAS (1997-2006) and seven years at the University of Tokyo Urban Engineering Department International Urban and Regional Planning lab under Takashi Onishi (from 1999-2006). He also has taught at Columbia University in the Urban Planning program, Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation. Dr. Marcotullio has participated in international scientific assessments including the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment as co-Convening Lead Author (with Gordon McGranahan, IIED) of the Urban Systems Chapter and is currently a member of the Special Advisory Committee (SAC) for the new ICSU/SCOPE Global Assessment of Eco-cities. He is working closely with the ASEAN Working Group on Environmentally Sustainable Cities on a capacity building effort in the region funded by the Asia Pacific Network for Global Environmental Change Research. His academic contributions include co-edited volumes entitled, Scaling Urban Environmental Challenges: From Local to Global and Back, Earthscan (forthcoming) with Gordon McGranahan, Towards Sustainable Cities: East Asian, North American, and European Perspectives on Managing Urban Regions, Ashgate (2004) with Andre Sorenson and Jill Grant and Globalization and the Sustainability of Cities in the Asia Pacific Region, UNU Press (2001) with Fu-chen Lo. He has published several articles in peer-reviewed journals and continues to contribute book chapters to collaborative projects. His research interests include the urban environmental transitions, with particular reference to North America and the Asia Pacific and ecosystem approaches as integrative urban environmental planning tools. S. Chidambaranathan "Nathan", contributes from UNU-ONY to the Rector's office in UNU’s institutional development S. Chidambaranathan "Nathan" has served as Special Advisor to the Rector focusing on institutional development since 1992. He is currently engaged in the development of the UNU Biotechnology Programme for Latin America and the Caribbean (UNU-BIOLAC) in Caracas as an International Center for Biotechnology (UNU-ICB). He had primary responsibility for the establishment in 1996 of a new center, the UNU International Network on Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH) in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. In 1976, Mr. Chidambaranathan joined the United Nations University in Tokyo as Senior Governmental and Institutional Relations Officer in the Planning and Development Division. Earlier he participated, as an observer, in the 1973 Paris meeting of the UN/UNESCO Founding Committee that drew up the draft Charter of UNU. In 1981 he was appointed as Executive Officer in the Office of the Rector and advised and assisted the Rector in the executive management and growth of UNU. In 1989 he became Director of the UNU Office at the United Nations, Mr. Chidambaranathan holds a B.Sc(Hons), M.Sc of the University of Madras, India. Dina Abi Rached, assists in the organization of UNU-ONY events and assists in the coordination UNU-ONY's online activities. Dina Abi Rached has a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology from Lebanese University and a Master's Degree in Public Health from the American University of Beirut. She completed an internship at the International Labour Organization (ILO) in Beirut, Lebanon. At the ILO, she carried out a study of AIDS/HIV awareness in the workplace, developed educational materials based on her findings and gave health education training sessions to employees of a private company. Her research highlights the misconceptions concerning HIV/AIDS among the general public and the potential benefits of workplace health education. Ms. Abi Rached speaks Arabic, French and English. Helene Gondois, is a part time Junior Professional, she is primarily contributing to the organization of the Africa Series and fund raising activities Helene Gandois's centers of interest are on development economics, regional integration and conflict prevention. Ms. Gandois is studying at the Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris, concentrating on political science and international relations. She has done an internship with the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) during the summer of 2002 and has worked for the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) in 2002-2003. Kyunghee Kim, primarily focuses on background research for fund raising in addition to assisting in the organization of UNU-ONY events Kyunghee Kim has worked for a South Korean government research institute under the Prime Minister’s Office called Korea Institute of Public Administration and a major political party (The Grand National Party). She has three undergraduate degrees - Social Studies and Law (Ehwa Women’s University) and Chinese Literature and Language (Korea National Open University), two masters’ in International Trade Laws of master course (Korea University) and Environmental and International Law (UC Berkeley Boalt Hall). Her major a theoretical and empirical study and research of environmental laws in connection with climate change policy and economics. Her doctoral dissertation focuses on “Resolving Delicate Balance between Governmental Agreement and Private Investment.” She is a member of the APEC youth club, friends of earth, Environmental Law Society of Berkeley and Harvard Project for Asia and International Relations. Ibrahim Tahri Lamthari, assists in the organization of UNU-ONY events, especially in the context of the UNU UN mid-day forums Ibrahim Tahri Lamthari graduated from the SDA Bocconi School of Management with a Masters of Public Management in Milan, Italy. He previously earned a Bachelor Degree of Arts in International Studies, majoring in Political Science and European Studies and a minor in Business Administration, at Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane, Morocco. During the year 2004-2005, he studied in France at the Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris as an exchange student. He Moroccan and is fluent in Arabic, French, English, and Italian. Daniela Michael, assists in the organization of UNU-ONY events, the Africa Series primarily. She also represents the UNU-ONY at the weekly UNCG meetings and administers the recruitment of Junior Professional Fellows. Daniela Michael has a Master’s Degree in Africa and International Development Cooperation, as well as a Master of Science in Geography. Both of her master theses were conducted as minor field studies, the first one in Mozambique 2005 and the second one in Ethiopia 2007. For her study in Northern Mozambique, focusing on the implications of road infrastructure and transport conditions on food security, she received a scholarship from the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA). In Ethiopia she investigated the importance of policy coherence in the international development cooperation between Ethiopia, Sweden and the EU. Her studies at Göteborg University, Sweden, centered on a holistic approach to global development. Through her field studies Daniela also applied her theoretical knowledge by interviewing farmers, government officials, and representatives of corporations and various organizations. In 2007 she did field work in Peru for an NGO, working on media and communication. She produced radio programs with women and youth groups in the countryside, with the aim of increasing their participation in society; she documented activities through photography and writing of articles; and she planned and conducted informative awareness raising assignments towards different target groups. Ms. Michael speaks Swedish, English and Spanish fluently and has basic knowledge of German.Ken Stretch, assists in the organization of UNU-ONY events and assists with fund raising activities. Ken Stretch has an MA and a BA from McGill University in Montreal where he focused on international relations and international political economy. He spent the 2006/2007 academic year on exchange at the Institute des Etudes Politiques de Paris taking classes and finishing his MA thesis on the welfare state as a buffer to the displacements caused by immigration and trade liberalization. He has volunteered with the Sexual Assault Centre at McGill University, as well as the McGill Journal of Political Studies and McGill Improv, an improvisation theatre group. |
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