BCSC-New York Participant Overview

Farwa Aamer

Director South Asia, Asia Society Policy Institute

Shukri Al Hilmi

Second Secretary, Permanent Mission of Malaysia to the UN

Nora Alawadhi

Diplomat, Permanent Mission of the United Arab Emirates to the UN

Monier Algaawod

Second Secretary, Permanent Mission of the State of Libya to the UN

Agnes Nawaibau Ali

Deputy Director, International Organization for Migration

Serena Arcone

Capacity Development Specialist - Climate and Security Risk, United Nations Development Programme

Marion Arnaud

Political Affairs Officer - Climate, Peace and Security / Climate Security Mechanism, UN Department of Peace Operations

Nitzan Arny

Counselor for Economic and Social Affairs, Permanent Mission of Israel to the UN

Elvin Ashrafzade

Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Azerbaijan to the UN

Ilektra Athanasiou-Ioannou

Secretary, Permanent Mission of Greece to the UN

Kallie Aultman

Humanitarian Affairs Adviser, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

Aijan Azizova

Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Kyrgyzstan to the UN

Dr Dionisio Da Costa Babo Soares

Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Timor-Leste to the UN

Jong In Bae

Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Republic of Korea to the UN

Ximena Bailon

Adviser, Permanent Mission of Mexico to the UN

Andrea Barahona

Minister Counsellor, Permanent Mission of El Salvador to the UN

Sally Bateman

Adviser, Climate, Permanent Mission of Australia to the UN

Jennifer Baumwoll

Head of Climate Strategies and Policy, United Nations Development Programme

Nigar Bayramli

Second Secretary, Permanent Mission of Azerbaijan to the UN

Neishanta Benn

Minister Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Guyana to the UN

Michelle Benzing

Programme Analyst for Gender, Climate, Peace and Security, UN Women

Sabrina Bobowski

Policy Advisor Climate and Environment, Permanent Mission of Germany to the UN

Petra Bollich

Counsellor, Permanent Mission of the Federal Republic of Germany to the UN

Cynthia Brady

Senior Advisor/Consultant, adelphi

Robert Bunbury

First Secretary, Permanent Mission of Canada to the UN

Alexa Caesar

Emergency and Rehabilitation Officer, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Sabina Carli Sitar

I. Secretary, Permanent Mission of Slovenia to the UN

Dilara Celik

Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Türkiye to the UN

Dmitry Chumakov

Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the UN

Tara Clerkin

Climate Resilience Global Practice Lead, International Rescue Committee

Janine Coye-Felson

Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Belize to the UN

Audrey Danthinne

Attaché, Permanent Mission of Belgium to the UN

Dr Mabaye Dia

Climate Peace and Security Advisor, United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa

Leanne Elizabeth Digney

Second Secretary (Development Specialist Officer), Permanent Mission of Ireland to the UN

José Luis Fernández

Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Argentina to the UN

Ana María Fonseca

Expert, Permanent Mission of Colombia to the UN

Fernando Fornaris

Humanitarian Affairs Adviser, International Committee of the Red Cross

Joan Forner Rovira

Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Andorra to the UN

Chris Frassetto

Senior Advisor, European Union

Alexandra Fong

Chief for Policy, UN Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs

Anne Funnemark

Climate, Peace and Security Expert, UN Office of the Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa

Petal Gahlot

First Secretary, Permanent Mission of India to the UN

Jesus Enrique Garcia II

Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of the Republic of the Philippines to the UN

Rashie Y. Garley

Administrative Assistant, House of Representatives of Liberia

Jestino Sharty Gaye, Sr

First Secretary / Climate Change Expert, Permanent Mission of Liberia to the UN

Ivan Gozhev

First Secretary, Permanent Mission of Russia to the UN

Sunday T. Heagbetus

Technical Focal Point, Office of the Deputy Minister for Economic Management, Ministry of Finance and Development, Republic of Liberia

Valentin Hervouet

Programme Management Specialist, Climate Security Mechanism Secretariat, United Nations Development Programme

Christophe Hodder

Climate Peace and Security Advisor, United Nations Transitional Assistance Mission in Somalia/United Nations Environment Programme

Fanny Hye-Knudsen

Special Advisor on Climate, Peace and Security, Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Talavai Iona

Climate Change Expert, Permanent Mission of Tuvalu to the UN

Angélica Jácome

Director, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Dr Sofie Jaffe

Permanent Observer, International Union for Conservation of Nature

Matthias Jobelius

Director New York Office, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung

Merve Karatepe

Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Türkiye to the UN

Tendai E. Kasinganeti

Climate, Peace and Security Advisor, United Nations Office to the African Union

Asif Khan

Director, Policy and Mediation Division, UN Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs

Prof Andrew Kruczkiewicz

Senior Researcher, Columbia University

Matti Lehtonen

Coordination Officer, Climate Security Mechanism/United Nations Environment Programme

Mariana Llorens Zabala

Associate Climate Peace and Security Officer, United Nations Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs

Erastus Lokaale

Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Kenya to the UN

Dr Barbra Lukunka

Senior Policy and Programme Officer, International Organization for Migration

Dr Paolelei Luteru

Ambassador & PR, Permanent Mission of Samoa to the UN

Daniel Macarthur

Multilateral and Strategy Lead - Energy & Climate, UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Daisuke Maeda

First Secretary, Permanent Mission of Japan to the UN

Devika Manish Kumar

Policy Officer, Permanent Mission of Malta to the UN

Samuel Martell

Team Leader, Climate, Peace and Security Unit, United Nations Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Climate Security Mechanism

Alejandro Martin Rodriguez

Fellow, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Tanya Merceron

Climate Peace and Security Advisor, United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel

Alexandria Miskho

Fellow & Lecturer in Law, University of Chicago Law School, Abrams Environmental Law Clinic

Lieneh Modalal

Policy Analyst, United Nations Development Programme/Climate Security Mechanism

Dr Ali Naseer Mohamed

Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Maldives to the United Nations

Jason C. Moyer

Program Director, Foreign & Security Policy, Heinrich Boell Foundation Washington, DC

Rose Murad

Climate Expert, Permanent Mission of Bahrain to the UN

Kaoru Nagasawa

Associate Programme Officer, International Organization for Migration

Xan Northcott

Political Advisor, Permanent Mission of the United Arab Emirates to the UN

Nuala O'Brien

Director, Climate Unit, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Ireland

Brian O'Sullivan

Deputy Director, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Ireland

Linda Ozolina

Second Secretary, Permanent Mission of Latvia to the UN

Isabella Pagotto

Sustainable Development and Humanitarian Affairs, Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the UN

Noufou Pare

Minister Counselor, Permanent Mission of Burkina Faso to the UN

Sunghwan Park

Associate Climate, Peace and Security Officer, United Nations Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs

Dr Neil Parsan

Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago to the UN

Renee Paxton

First Secretary, Climate Change, Permanent Mission of Australia to the UN

Dr Caroline Pellaton

Operations Director, Geneva Water Hub

Santiago Pellón Olmedo

Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Spain to the UN

Benjamin Pohl

Head of Programme Climate Diplomacy and Security, adelphi global

Daunivakasala Kalitabua Ravunakana

Military and Police Advisor, Permanent Mission of Fiji to the UN

Emilie Reinhold Christoffersen

Associate Political Affairs Officer, United Nations Climate Security Mechanism / Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs

Susana Reyes Arreaga

United Nations Secretariat, DPPA-DPO Americas Division

Lauren Risi

Senior Fellow & Director, Stimson Center

Celina Rubio

First Secretary, Permanent Mission of Dominican Republic to the UN

Clara Schulte

Political Advisor, Permanent Mission of Austria to the UN

Philip Scotland

First Secretary, Permanent Mission of Sierra Leone to the UN

Haeyeop Seo

First Secretary, Permanent Mission of Republic of Korea to the UN

Stenah Shampile

Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Zambia to the UN

Diane Sheinberg

Director, Regional Disarmament, Information and Outreach, United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs

Sarang Shidore

Director, Global South Program, Quincy Institute

Nagisa Shiiba

Associate Expert, United Nations Environment Programme

Erin Sikorsky

Director, Center for Climate & Security

Taniela Siose

DPR, Permanent Mission of Tuvalu to the UN

Hana Siskova

First Secretary, Second Committee Expert, Permanent Mission of the Czech Republic to the UN

Maha Skah

Political Affairs Officer, United Nations Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs

Pär Sköld

Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Sweden to the UN

Ksenija Škrilec

Special Envoy on Climate Diplomacy, Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia

Mash Barlee Solo

Special Assistant, Legislature of Liberia

Dr Ramdoum Soumia

Expert, Permanent Mission of Algeria to the UN

Alexandra Steinkraus

Advisor, adelphi global

Fruzsina Straus

Head of Risk Management and Peacebuilding Section, United Nations Environment Programme

Timo Stuehm

Climate Advisor, Permanent Mission of Germany to the UN

Sally Swinnen

Climate and Security Risk, United Nations Development Programme

Dr Elvis Paul Nfor Tangem

Programme Specialist Climate Peace and Security, United Nations Development Programme / Lake Chad Basin Commission

Jamie Tarawa

Climate Security Advisor, Pacific Islands Forum, United Nations Development Programme/CSM

Dr Fiorella Triscritti Benitez

Political Affairs Officer, UN Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs

Andreas von Uexküll

Deputy Permanent Representative, Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Sweden to the UN

Charity Watson

Climate, Peace and Security Advisor, United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan

David Williams

Director, International Climate Justice Program, Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung

Catherine Wong

Global Team Leader, Climate and Security Risk, United Nations Development Programme

Dr Dieudonne Pascal Alda Yaka

Program Specialist Climate and Security, United Nations Development Programme

Eri Yamasumi

Policy Specialist, Climate and Security Risk, UN Development Programme/Climate Security Mechanism

Irena Zubcevic

Senior Policy Advisor, Permanent Mission of Croatia to the UN