Oscar Fernandez-Taranco
Oscar Fernandez-Taranco (born 1957) is an Argentinian economist who has been serving as the
Early life and education
A citizen of Argentina, Fernandez-Taranco studied economics at Cornell University and urban-regional economic planning at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[2]
Career
From 2014 to 2022, Fernandez-Taranco served as Assistant Secretary General for Peacebuilding Support;
Prior to his appointment as Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs, he was Resident Coordinator in the
From 1994 to 1998, he was Deputy Special Representative of the Administrator of the West Bank and Gaza Programme of Assistance to the Palestinian people. For five years, he also served as Deputy Assistant Administrator and Deputy Regional Director in the Regional Bureau of Arab States in the United Nations Development Programme.[citation needed]
He joined the UN as a volunteer in Benin.[citation needed]
Other activities
Fernandez-Taranco is a member of the Interpeace Governing Council.[6]
References
- ^ Secretary-General Appoints Oscar Fernandez-Taranco of Argentina Assistant Secretary-General for Development Coordination United Nations, press release of 30 November 2022.
- ^ "Assistant Secretary-General for Peacebuilding Support". United Nations Peacebuilding. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Secretary-General Appoints Oscar Fernandez-Taranco of Argentina as Assistant Secretary-General for Peacebuilding Support". Press release. United Nations. 2 September 2014.
- ^ Ned Parker (15 February 2017), U.N. names new head of peace-keeping operations Reuters.
- ^ SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS OSCAR FERNANDEZ-TARANCO OF ARGENTINA AS ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS United Nations
- ^ Interpeace "Governing Council" Archived 2015-04-01 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 7 February 2012
See also