Nikhil Seth, Director, Office for ECOSOC Support and Coordination, UN-DESA
Nikhil Seth is currently the Director of the Office for ECOSOC Support and
Coordination. Prior to joining DESA on 1 August 2006, he was Chief of the ECOSOC
Servicing Branch and Secretary of ECOSOC and the Second Committee for three years
in the Department for General Assembly and Conference Management. He joined the
United Nations in 1993 as Special Assistant and Chief of Office to Mr. Nitin Desai,
Under-Secretary -General in the Department for Policy Coordination and Sustainable
Development (DPCSD), the predecessor Department of Economic and Social Affairs
(DESA). In that capacity, he helped the Department in the organization of various
conferences and as an adviser on programme and administrative issues. He joined the
Indian diplomatic service in 1980 after studies in economics and a brief stint as a lecturer
in economics at the University of Delhi. His diplomatic assignments included Geneva,
DRC, Central African Republic, Gabon and Equatorial Guinea, as well as the Permanent
Mission of India, New York.
Alfredo Sfeir-Younis, Ph.D., President and Founder, The Zambuling Institute for
Human Transformation
Alfredo Sfeir-Younis is the President and Founder of The Zambuling Institute for Human
Transformation, and former Senior Adviser to the Managing Directors of the World
Bank. He was also the Special Representative of the World Bank to the UN and WTO
and President, School of Economics, University of Chile. He publishes articles and
lectures internationally on spirituality and global issues. His major interest is in Spiritual
Economics, Business and Entrepreneurship, Human Values in Economics, Finance and
Sustainable Development. He is particularly interested in developing approaches that
include the spiritual dimension of sustainable development, the role that human values
play in national and global policy, and the elements that enliven the soul of business. He
has received numerous awards including Lifetime Ambassador of Peace, World Healer
Award, and Social Corporate Responsibility Award.
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