About us

Who's who?

H.E. Mr. Philippe KRIDELKA 
Permanent Representative

H.E. Mr. Karl LAGATIE 
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
   
•  For questions related to this cluster: Ms. Kathelijne Cooreman

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), Francophonie    
                                                                                                                                           
• Mr. Ludovic BOL
  First Secretary                                                                                                                                                                                                             Sub-Saharan Africa, Sahel, Peacekeeping Operations (incl. C34), DDR & Security Sector Reform, Peacebuilding Commission, Natural Resources / Piracy 
                      
• Ms. Marie-Adéläide MATHEI                                                                                                                                                                                       First Secretary                                                                                                                                                                                                            Disarmament/First Committee, Non proliferation, Outer Space, Women Peace and Security, Children and Armed Conflict/YPS, Protection of Civilians, Migration
             
• Ms. Marieke ANAF
  First Secretary                                                                                                                                                                                        Counterterrorism, Sanctions (CT), Peacebuilding, conflict prevention + mediation (UN DPPA), Asia Latin America
              
• For questions related to this cluster: Ms. Florence Latinis

Human Rights 

• Mr. Gilles BAUWENS
  Counselor
  Human Rights Coordination (5C, OCA, Call to Action, HRC,…), 3rd Committee, Open Ended Working Group on Ageing, ECOSOC NGO Committee, Commission on the Status of Women
             
• For questions related to this cluster: Ms. Marjolein Van Dooren

Legal Affairs

• Ms. Elisa DE RAES
  First Secretary/Legal advisor
  6th Committee, Accountability, Transitional Justice, Sanctions (general), Responsibility to Protect (R2P), International Courts, Rule of Law, UNCLOS, BBNJ
           
• For questions related to this cluster: Ms. Marjolein Van Dooren

UN Budget & Management

• Mr. Basiel BOGAERTS
  First Secretary
  5th Committee, UN Budget, Financial Questions, Peacekeeping, civilian capacities, UN Change Management, Cyber/Internet Governance/Digital Compact   
           
• For questions related to this cluster: Ms. Marjolein Van Dooren

Elections & candidatures

• Ms. Isabelle BARDIJN
  Elections officer / Advisor
  UN Elections, UN Belgians & candidatures, Our Common Agenda (general) , GA Plenary + General Committee, GA Revitalization + SC Reform       
           
• For questions related to this cluster: Ms. Marjolein Van Dooren

Press, Communication & Outreach (including internship program)

• Ms. Marieke ANAF
  First Secretary

Military Affairs – Peacekeeping

• Colonel Marc BOUTHÉ
  Military Staff Committee, C34
  Working Group on Peacekeeping Operation
   
• ADC Hans VANHEUVERZWYN
  Assistant Military Adviser