The Belgian Mission Team
Who is Who ?
Permanent Representative
Deputy Permanent Representative
Sustainable Development & Humanitarian Aid
Mr. Filip DE MAESSCHALCK
Minister-Counselor
Cluster oversight/ ECOSOC & 2nd Committee Coordination, UN Development System Reform, Boards, Funds and Programs (UNDP, UNFPA), LDCs (GoF)
Mr. Frederic VAN PETEGHEM
First Secretary
Boards, Funds and Programs (UNICEF, UN-WOMEN), Decent Work (GoF), Humanitarian Questions (including OCHA, DRR), Food & Agriculture/ Health/ Education
Ms. Elisa DE RAES
First Secretary
High-Level Political Forum & SDGs, Climate Change, Biodiversity – Oceans, Migration
- Administrative assistant : Ms. Kathelijne Cooreman (Kathelijne.cooreman@diplobel.fed.be)
Peace & Security
Mr. Christophe CARDON DE LICHTBUER
Counselor
Coordination UNSC (Art 34, PoW, Liaison COPS), EUHOMs, Europe/ Middle East & North Africa, 4th Committee (PAL + other issues)
Mr. Ludovic BOL
First Secretary
Sub-Saharan Africa, Sahel, Peacekeeping Operations (incl. C34), DDR & Security Sector Reform, Peacebuilding Commission, Natural Resources / Piracy
Ms. Murielle MARCHAND
Counselor
1st Committee/ Disarmament, Non-proliferation (incl. Iran, DPRK), Protection of Civilians, Syria (chemical weapons), Cyber / Internet Governance, Francophonie
Ms. Marieke ANAF
First Secretary
Counterterrorism / Alliance of Civilizations, Sanctions (CT), Peacebuilding, conflict prevention + mediation, Asia (incl. Afghanistan) / Latin America
- Administrative assistant : Ms. Florence Latinis (Florence.latinis@diplobel.fed.be)
Human Rights
Mr. Gilles BAUWENS
Counselor
Human Rights Coordination (5C, OCA, Call to Action, HRC,…), 3rd Committee (Cluster A), Civil & Political Rights, NGO Committee/ OEWGA, Women Peace & Security, Commission on the Status of Women
Ms. Marie-Adélaïde MATHEÏ
3rd Committee (Cluster B), Economic & Social rights / Gender, Children and Armed Conflict, Commission on the Status of Women
- Administrative assistant : Ms. Marjolein Van Dooren (Marjolein.vandooren@diplobel.fed.be)
UN Budget & Management
Mr. Basiel BOGAERTS
First Secretary
5th Committee, UN Budget, Financial Questions, PKO (also 4C), civilian capacities, UN Change Management
Ms. Lina HADBOUN
5C Presidency
- Administrative assistant : Ms. Marjolein Van Dooren (Marjolein.vandooren@diplobel.fed.be)
Legal Affairs
Ms. Elisa DE RAES
First Secretary/Legal advisor
6th Committee, Accountability, Transitional Justice, Sanctions (general), R2P, Int. Courts, RoL, UNCLOS, BBNJ
- Administrative assistant : Ms. Florence Latinis (Florence.latinis@diplobel.fed.be)
Elections & candidatures
Ms. Isabelle BARDIJN
Elections officer / Advisor
UN Elections, Our Common Agenda (general), GA Plenary + General Committee, GA Revitalisation + SC Reform
- Administrative assistant : Ms. Marjolein Van Dooren (Marjolein.vandooren@diplobel.fed.be)
Press, Communication & Outreach
Ms. Marieke ANAF
First Secretary
Administration & Logistics
Ms. Marie-Adélaïde Matheï
First Secretary
Head of Management, Overall Coordination & Management, Recruitment & follow-up interns
Military Affairs – Peacekeeping
Colonel Marc BOUTHÉ
Military Staff Committee, C34
Working Group on Peacekeeping Operations
ADC Hans VANHEUVERZWYN
Assistant Military Adviser