ETHICS PANEL OF THE UN
The Ethics Panel of the United Nations (formerly known as the United Nations Ethics Committee) was established in December 2007 with the issuance of the Secretary General's Bulletin ST/SGB/2007/11 entitled "United Nations system-wide application of ethics: separately administered organs and programmes" to help ensure coherent application of ethical standards within the United Nations.
The Ethics Panel of the United Nations is charged with developing a unified set of ethics standards and policies for the UN Secretariat and the separately administered funds and programmes, and to consult on important and complex cases and issues having United Nations-wide implications. Any Ethics Office or the Chairperson of the Ethics Panel can bring items to the attention of the Ethics Panel.
The Ethics Panel is chaired by the head of the UN Ethics Office, who provides functional leadership in order to promote the development of capacity and to ensure adherence to consistent methodology in the delivery of ethics-related services.
The Ethics Panel’s main priorities are to harmonize policies and practices among member organizations in the areas of financial disclosure, protection against retaliation, ethics training, ethics annual reporting, standard setting, benchmarking and peer support.
The Ethics Panel meets on a regular basis.
MEMBERSHIP
As of 1 January 2024, the Ethics Panel comprises the following membership:
CHAIR
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Ms. Thi Kim Xuan Nguyen, Acting Director, Ethics Office, United Nations Secretariat
Email: ethicsoffice@un.org
ALTERNATE CHAIR
- Mr. Berkan Manaigo-Vekil, Director, Ethics Office, UNOPS
Email: ethicsofficer@unops.org
Website: https://www.unops.org/about/governance/accountability/ethics
MEMBERS
- Ms. Myriam Baele, Chief, Ethics Office, UNRWA
Email: ethicsoffice@unrwa.org
Website: https://www.unrwa.org/ethics
- Mr. Alessandro Maggi, Director, Ethics Office, UNDP
Email: ethicsoffice@undp.org
Website: https://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/accountability/ethics.html
- Ms. Leanne Kinsella, Ethics Advisor, UNFPA
Email: ethics.office@unfpa.org
Website: https://www.unfpa.org/ethics-policies
- Ms. Jovanie Philogene, Director, Ethics Office, UNHCR
Email: hqethics@unhcr.org
Website: https://emergency.unhcr.org/entry/34390/addressing-grievances-staff
- Mr. El Cid Butuyan, Director, Ethics Office, UNICEF
Email: ethics@unicef.org
Annual report: E/ICEF/2021/16
- Ms. Deidre Walker, Director and Chief Ethics Officer, Ethics Office, WFP
Email : wfp.ethics@wfp.org
Website: https://www.wfp.org/ethical-culture
- Ms. Sarah Leber, Ethics Advisor, UN Women
Email : ethics@unwomen.org
RELEVANT DOCUMENT
- Secretary-General’s bulletin ST/SGB/2007/11 and ST/SGB/2007/11/Amend.1
For questions or concerns, contact the UN Ethics Office
Helpline: available on iSeek or email: ethicsoffice@un.org