South Africa’s Second Year on the United Nations Security Council
The University of Johannesburg’s (UJ) Institute for Pan-African Thought and Conversation (IPATC), in collaboration with the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Office in South Africa (FES), and the UJ Library, held a Public Dialogue titled “South Africa’s Second Year on the United Nations Security Council” on Thursday 13 February 2020. The event was attended by 210 guests.
Chair: Dr. Janice Golding, Programme Manager, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Tshwane.
Speakers: Mr. Zaheer Laher, Acting Chief Director, United Nations Peace and Security, Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO).
Dr. David Malone, Rector of the United Nations University, Undersecretary-General of the United Nations, Tokyo, Japan.
Image courtesy of: UN Photo/Loey Felipe via UN News
Event Type
Venue
Chinua Achebe Auditorium (6th Floor)
Auckland Park Kingsway Campus Library
University of Johannesburg
South Africa
Date
13 February 2020
Time
17:00 – 19:00
Ms Zoliswa Ntsoko (South Africa) is the Institute’s Administrative Assistant who assists with general administration and research. She is a seasoned professional with a background in Disaster Management. She holds an Advanced Diploma in Management from Milpark Business School, and a Post Graduate Diploma in Public Management from Regenesys Business School. She also holds certificates in Project Management, and in Disaster Management. Previously, she has worked as a Disaster Management Specialist at the City of Johannesburg – Disaster Management Centre.
Ms Cecilia Lwiindi Nedziwe-Moyo is the Research Coordinator at the Institute for Pan-African Thought and Conversation. She previously served as a Regional Coordinator at the Centre for Peace Initiatives in Africa (CPIA) in Zimbabwe between 2007 and 2013. She completed her master’s degree in International Studies, Peace, and Conflict Resolution at the University of Queensland in Australia as a Rotary Peace Scholar. She has just completed her doctoral studies at Rhodes University. Her areas of interest include: gender, foreign policy, regional organisations and conflict resolution.
Ms Thembeka Somtseu is a seasoned professional with a background in the textile and construction sectors. She holds a National Diploma in Business Administration from the Durban University of Technology, and studied Development Communication and Media Studies at the University of the Witwatersrand. She worked as a corporate communications specialist for more than ten years, serving in both local and multinational companies.