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Permanent Representative

H.E. Mr. Karl LAGATIE 
Deputy Permanent Representative

Sustainable Development & Humanitarian Aid

• Mr. Filip DE MAESSCHALCK
   Minister-Counselor
   Cluster oversight & SDG follow-up, ECOSOC & 2nd Committee Coordination, UN   Development System Reform, Financing for Dev't, LDCs (GoF)     

• Mr. Frederic VAN PETEGHEM
   First Secretary
   Humanitarian Questions (incl. OCHA, UNWRA, DRR, F&P), Food & Agriculture/ (Mental)   Health/ Education, Decent Work (GoF) and World Social Summit

• Mr. Stone HOCKER
   Attaché
   Boards, Funds & Programs (UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS) - Vice-Chair, Science for Action (GoF),   Scientific Board, STI    

• Mr. Benjamin ROBINET                                                                                                   Second Secretary                                                                                                                         High-Level Political Forum (SDGs), Climate (Security), Biodiversity - Oceans,                     SIDS, Boards, Funds & Programs (UNICEF, UN-WOMEN), Youth, Drugs, Francophonie 
   
•  For questions related to this cluster: Ms. Kathelijne Cooreman

Peace & Security

• Mr. Christophe CARDON DE LICHTBUER
   Counselor
   Political Coordinator, Coordination UNSC (Art 34, PoW, Liaison COPS), Preparation   EUHOMs, Middle East & North Africa, 4th Committee (PAL + other issues), Europe/Ukraine                                                                                 
• Mr. Ludovic BOL                                                   
   First Secretary                                                                                                                       Sub-Saharan Africa, Sahel, Peacekeeping Operations (incl. C34), DDR & Security Sector   Reform, Natural Resources/Piracy 

• Ms. Marie-Adéläide MATHEI                                                                                                   First Secretary                                                                                                                         1st   Committee, Disarmament/Non-proliferation/Outer Space, Women, Peace and Security   (WPS), Children and Armed Conflict / YPS, Protection of Civilians, Migration           

• Ms. Marieke ANAF
   First Secretary                                                                                                           Counterterrorism, Sanctions (CT), Peacebuilding, conflict   prevention, mediation, Asia (incl.   Afghanistan) / Latin America, 4C (Information)
           

• For questions related to this cluster: Ms. Florence Latinis

Human Rights 

• Mr. Gilles BAUWENS
   Counselor
   Human Rights Coordination (PotF, Call to Action, HRC, 5C…), LGBTI, FFP+, 3rd   Committee, Commission on the Status of Women, NGO Committee/ OEWGA  

• For questions related to this cluster: Ms. Marjolein Van Dooren

Legal Affairs

• Ms. Elisa DE RAES
   First Secretary/Legal advisor
   6th Committee, Accountability, RoL, Transitional Justice, R2P, Int. Courts, Ecocide,   UNCLOS, BBNJ, Sea Level Rise (legal), Sanctions (General)          

• For questions related to this cluster: Ms. Marjolein Van Dooren

UN Budget & Management

• Mr. Basiel BOGAERTS
   First Secretary
   5th Committee, UN Budget, Financial Questions, UN Change Mgt, 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, Pact of the Future (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 (OR-9) Mario SIX
   Assistant Military Adviser