About us

Who's who?

H.E. Mrs. Sophie DE SMEDT
Permanent Representative

• Assistant to the PR Mr. Tom VAN DEN BIGGELAAR
   

H.E. Mr. Bart DE WOLF
Deputy Permanent Representative

• Assistant to th DPR Ms. Kathelijne COOREMAN

Sustainable Development & Humanitarian Aid

• Mr. Frederic VAN PETEGHEM
  Counselor
  
  Head of Cluster 
  2nd Committee Coordination
  Humanitarian Questions (incl. OCHA, UNRWA, ECOSOC, UNGA)
  Migration / Refugees (& related agencies, 2C) 
   
• Ms. Dilay KARAKADIOGLU
  First Secretary
  
  Funds & Programs (UNDP, UNICEF, UNFPA, UN-WOMEN)
  Board UN-WOMEN & other boards
  UN Development System Reform 
  
  Population & development
  Natural Resources (Kimberley Process)
  Food & Agriculture
   
• Ms. Audrey DANTHINNE
  Attaché
  
  ECOSOC Coordination
  High-Level Political Forum & SDG follow-up
  Climate (Security), Biodiversity - Oceans, SIDS
  
  (Mental) Health / Education
  Science, Technology & Innovation (incl. SAB, GoF)
   
• Ms. Chaïma EL AÏSAOUI
  Attaché
  
  Financing for Development, Intl. tax cooperation (2C, ECOSOC)
  Humanitarian Questions (DRR, F&P)
  LDC's (2C, GoF)
  Decent Work (GoF) and related files (2C, ECOSOC)
  
   
• For questions related to this cluster: Ms. Kathelijne Cooreman

Peace & Security

• Mr. Gillis OOGHE
  First Counselor
  
  Head of Cluster & Political Coordinator
  Coordination Art 34, PoW, Liaison COPS,...
  Preparation EUHOMs
  
  Middle East & North Africa,
  4th Committee (PAL + other issues)
  Europe/Ukraine
   
• Mr. Corentin DELEPAUT
  First Secretary 
  
  Sub-Saharan Africa
  
  Peacekeeping Operations (incl. C34)
  DDR & Security Sector Reform
  
  Peacebuilding, conflict prevention
  
  Francophonie 
   
• Ms. Marie RUYS
  First Secretary
  
  1st Committee
  Disarmament/Non-proliferation / Outer Space
  
  Digital Compact / Cyber / AI & Internet Governance
  
  Latin America & Asia

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

Rule of Law &Human Rights 

• Ms. Elisa DE RAES
  Legal Counselor
  
  Head of Cluster & Legal advisor  
  
  6th Committee
  Int. Courts & Accountability Mechanisms
  Law of the Sea (incl. BBNJ)
  Sanction, Rule of Law
   
• Mr. Guillaume DE GERLACHE DE GOMERY
  First Secretary
  
  3rd Committee (Cluster B)
  Economic & Social Rights / Gender
  
  Women, Peace & Security (WPS)
  Commission on the Status of Women
  FFP+ & LGBTI Core Group 
  Counterterrorism
   
• Mr. Benjamin ROBINET
  First Secretary
  
  3rd Committee (Cluster A)
  Civil & Pol. Rights / Racism & Minorities
  
  Children and Armed Conflicts (CAAC)
  Transitional Justice 
  
  Youth, YPS, Rights of older persons
  Rights of persons with disabilities
  Drugs, Int. Crime, Corruption
  
  NGO Committee
  
   
• For questions related to this cluster: Ms. Marjolein Van Dooren

UN Management & Outreach

• Mr. Vincent WILLEKENS
  First Counselor
  
  Head of Cluster & Spokesperson
  
  5th Committee
  UN Budget, UN Change Mgt.
  
  Communication & press relations
  Coordination Public Diplomacy
  
  Selection/Management Interns

• Ms. Chaïma EL AÏSAOUI
  Attaché
  
  Support social media / interns
   

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

Elections & candidatures

• Ms. Isabelle BARDIJN
  Elections officer 
  
  UN Belgians & candidatures
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  GA Plenary (*) + General Committee
  GA Revitalization + SC Reform
   

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

Military Affairs – Peacekeeping

• Colonel Philippe GOFFIN
  Military Staff Committee, C34
  Working Group on Peacekeeping Operation
   
• ADC (OR-9) Mario SIX
  Assistant Military Adviser
  
   
• For questions related to this cluster: Mr. Mario Six

Accounting

• Ms. Martine VISSERS
  
   
• For questions related to this cluster: Ms. Martine Vissers