| 1995 |
Vice-Chairman,
Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions
of the United
Nations.
|
1993-1995
and
1997-2002 |
Member
of the Advisory Committee on Administrative
and Budgetary Questions of the United
Nations.
As
such, actively participated in the formulation and drafting
(in English) of hundreds of reports on administrative and
budgetary issues dealing with the United Nations Secretariat,
the regional commissions, peacekeeping operations, the
international tribunals as well as all major United Nations
funds and programmes.
On
a personal basis, published a number of analytical papers
aimed at simplifying and facilitating the work of the
Secretariat, the Advisory Committee on Administrative and
Budgetary Questions and the Fifth Committee of the General
Assembly on peacekeeping budgets. Also promoted the
introduction of standard costs and formats, as well as
organizational charts and the like in the proposed budgets.
Participant in a seminar on financial oversight and
accountability in the United Nations system (Princeton, 1998). |
| 1988-1990 |
Deputy
Director and subsequently Acting Director of the European
Office of the United Nations Development Programme
(UNDP),
Geneva.
Represented
UNDP at specific meetings of the secretariats and governing
bodies of the International Labour Organization (ILO), the
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO),
the World Health Organization (WHO), the Office of the United
Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the United
Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) as well
as at sessions of the Economic and Social Council. Actively
involved in various inter-institutional meetings and in the
preparations for the International Conference on Refugees in
Central America. Initiated, coordinated and published a report
on two years of activities of the UNDP European Office.
|
| 1983-1988 |
Head,
Economic and Development Section of the United Nations and
International Organizations Affairs Division, Foreign
Ministry, Paris.
Coordinated
the French position for delegations to the General Assembly
(Second Committee), the Economic and Social Council, UNCTAD
and its subsidiary bodies, the five regional commissions, some
United Nations funds and programmes (UNDP, the United Nations
Population Fund (UNFPA), the United Nations Environment
Programme (UNEP), the World Food Programme (WFP), the
Commission on Human Settlements, some specialized
organizations with economic focus (FAO and the United Nations
Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)) and some
non-United Nations international organizations concerned with
economics. Participated as a delegate or as head of delegation
at various international meetings and conferences and in all
of the intergovernmental groups of experts and conferences on
least developed countries during this period. Chaired a series
of meetings of the European Community (Brussels) and meetings
of the Group of Western European States on development matters
(UNCTAD, fourth session of UNIDO).
|
| 1982-1983 |
In
the Prime Minister’s Office, Adviser to the senior official
in charge of development cooperation and assistance, entrusted
with coordination of policies by French ministries and
agencies vis-à-vis developing countries. |
| 1980-1982 |
In
charge of international development matters (North-South
dialogue) in the Economic and Financial Office of the Foreign
Ministry.
Conducted studies on international economic policies vis-à-vis
developing countries. Managed the substantive preparation of
the first United Nations Conference on the Least Developed
Countries (Paris, 1981). |
| 1976-1980 |
Established
then headed the section for multilateral cooperation in the
Ministry for Development Cooperation.
Regularly attended international meetings in the
development-oriented bodies of the Organization for Economic
Cooperation and Development (OECD) (such as the Development
Aid Committee), the European Community, UNCTAD, FAO and the
Economic Commission for Africa. |
| 1972-1976 |
Economist
in the Foreign Ministry Administration for Development
Cooperation.
Took part in missions to the field, wrote and published
economic analytical papers and books on several developing
countries, especially in Africa, including analysis of their
budgets and national accounts and statistics. |
| 1969-1972 |
Human
resource economist in the Ministry for Development
Cooperation.
As such, analysed the long-term relationships between
population, economic activities, manpower and education, in 14
African countries, with long-term projections. Participated in
field missions and publications and conducted research on
cost-benefit analysis in education systems. |
|
University
education
|
| 1971 |
Diplôme
d’études supérieures en sciences économiques, Paris
University. |
| 1966-1970 |
Master
in Economics, Paris University. |
| 1966-1967 |
Institute
for Social Studies on Labour, Paris University. |
|
Teaching
|
| 1970-1990 |
Lectured
at the Centre de perfectionnement et de documentation de la
cooperation economique et technique, Ínstitut international
d’administration publique, Centre des hautes études
d’Afrique et de Madagascar and Compagnie internationale
d’informatique. |
| 1973-1975 |
Taught
annual courses on development economics at the École
nationale supérieure de l’Administration économique et de
la statistique, Paris. |
| 1971-1973 |
Taught
annual courses at the European Training Centre for Development
Statisticians, Paris. |
| 1965-1966 |
National
service in 1965 and 1966 as a teacher in Dakar. |
|
Publications
|
| “What
does the European Office of UNDP do?” Report on activities:
1988-1990, UNDP, Geneva, 1990. |
| Development
Cooperation Handbook (Annuaire pour la coopération au développement):
France, UNDP, Geneva, 1990. |
| Assessment
mission on the United Nations system technical assistance
programme (internal report to the Minister for Foreign
Affairs, Paris, 1984). |
| Paris
conference (on landlocked developing countries) in the Courrier
of the European Community, No. 72, Bruxelles, 1982. |
| Evaluation
of the Pan-African Development Information System, mission
report, Economic Commission for Africa, Addis Ababa, 1981. |
| The
least developed countries in the international negotiations:
the temptation of multilateral neocolonialism: contribution to
“The poorest countries: which cooperation for which
development?”, French Institute for International Relations,
Paris, 1981. |
| Fighting
desertification in the Sahel countries: the French experience,
Ministère de la Cooperation, Paris, 1980. |
| The
objectives and priorities of French cooperation in the
application of science and technology to development in “For
Development”, French science and techniques, Vienna, August
1979, in French, Spanish and English. |
| “Has
France benefited from the brain drain from developing
countries?”, Ministère de la coopération, Paris, 1979. |
| British
development assistance, Ministère de la Coopération, Paris,
1977. |
| Haïti:
analysis and trends, Ministère de la coopération, Paris,
1976. |
| Quantitative
analysis of the education system and internal efficiency
indicators in “Ressources humaines et développement,
annales économiques”, Clermont Ferrand, 1973. |
| Inflation
and drought in Upper Volta, Economic and Social Trends and
Development Cooperation, Ministère de la cooperation, Paris,
1974. |
| Economic
and social trends and development cooperation: Côte
d’Ivoire, Ministère de la coopération, Paris, 1973. |
| Economic
and social trends and development cooperation: Mali, Ministère
de la coopération, Paris, 1972. |
| Economic
and social trends and development cooperation: Niger, Ministère
de la coopération, Paris, 1972. |
| L’evaluation
à long terme des besoins d’enseignement dans les États
africains et malgache d’expression française: principes
d’une méthode générale et Étude d’un projet spécifique,
1971. |
| Higher
education needs in Niger, Ministère de la coopération,
Paris, 1970. |
| Higher
education needs in Upper Volta, Ministère de la coopération,
Paris, 1970. |
| Québec
universities: education and development, Paris, 1968. |
|
Other
languages
|
| English,
some Spanish, German and Italian |
|
Computer
skills
|
| Training
in computers since 1974. Certified
trainee, Centre d’études pour l’informatique et
l’Automatique (CEPIA) |
|
Honours
|
| Chevalier
de l’Ordre Nationale du Mérite, Chevalier du Mérite
Agricole |
