Collen Vixen Kelapile

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The Honourable
Collen Vixen Kelapile
77th President of the United Nations Economic and Social Council
In office
23 July 2021 – 27 July 2022
Preceded byH. E. Munir Akram
Succeeded byLachezara Stoeva
Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Botswana to the United Nations
Assumed office
26 October 2018
Preceded byCharles Thembani Ntwaagae
Personal details
Born (1968-07-10) 10 July 1968 (age 55)
Maitengwe, Botswana
Alma materUniversity of Botswana

Collen Vixen Kelapile (born 10 July 1968, Maitengwe, Botswana) is the ambassador and permanent representative of Botswana to the United Nations since 2018.[1] On 23 July 2021 he was elected President of the United Nations Economic and Social Council for the 2022 session.[2][3]

Early life and career

After attending Mengwe Primary School in Maitengwe and Molefi Secondary School in Kgatleng District, Kelapile undertook the mandatory Tirelo Sechaba programme in a rural area of Sojwe, Kweneng District, from 1989 to 1990, during which he was assigned to a medical clinic adjoining a team of practitioners, including social workers. He then moved to Gaborone to attend the University of Botswana from 1991 to 1995, obtaining a Bachelor's degree in public administration and political science.

Kelapile began working at the Ministry of International Affairs and Cooperation as a desk officer in the United Nations section in 1995, before attending training at the Foreign Service Institute in

New Delhi, India, in 1996.[4]

Kelapile participated in a

United Nations resolutions on structure, drafting and adoption in 1999.[5]

Diplomacy

He was moved to Permanent Mission of the

counsellor in 2003. He served as a delegate to the Fifth Committee of the United Nations General Assembly
, and as vice-chair on the Bureau of the Fifth Committee at the 55th session of the General Assembly in 2001 as well as Vice-Chair of the Committee for Programme and Coordination at its 42nd session in 2002. He was also Coordinator of the African Group of Experts in the Fifth Committee until 2003.

Kelapile has been active in multilateral diplomacy for more than 26 years, having served as a staff member of the

Economic and Social Council for the 2021 session, co-chair of the Group of Friends on the Responsibility to Protect for the United Nations to 2023, co-chair of the Joint Steering Committee of the African Group-CARRICOM Caucus (of which he is also co-founder, together with the Permanent Representative of Grenada) since 2020.[7]

Family

Kelapile is married and has a son. He is fluent in English,

Ikalanga
.

References

  1. ^ "New ECOSOC president sees bigger role of his council - Xinhua | English.news.cn". www.xinhuanet.com. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  2. ^ Hub, IISD's SDG Knowledge. "ECOSOC President Offers Preview of 2022 Session | News | SDG Knowledge Hub | IISD". Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  3. ^ Ighobor, Kingsley (16 October 2021). "Africa: For Equitable Access to Vaccines We Need Action, Not Just Words". allAfrica.com. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  4. ^ DESCRIPTIVE RESUME/PROFILE: COLLEN V. KELAPILE�; part of United Nations records (www.un.org) as document A/C.5//64/4�
  5. ^ Ighobor, Kingsley (16 October 2021). "Africa: For Equitable Access to Vaccines We Need Action, Not Just Words". allAfrica.com. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  6. ^ DESCRIPTIVE RESUME/PROFILE: COLLEN V. KELAPILE; Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (right) meets with Collen Kelapile, Chairman of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ). 16 September 2011 (Photo # 484545), available as part of United Nations records as document A/C.5//64/4
  7. ^ "Biography | 75th Economic and Social Council". www.un.org. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Botswana Ambassador to the United Nations
2018-present 		Incumbent
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