Signatories - Unterzeichner

Young Jin Choi

UN Assistant Secretary-General (ret’d), Department of Peacekeeping Operations
Former Head of Mission, United Nations Mission in Côte d’Ivoire
Seoul, Republic of Korea

 

Roméo Dallaire

"I support the initiative for a House for the United Nations in Berlin because it offers many opportunities to show how successful conflict prevention can be achieved. After all, continuous efforts are needed to preserve peace and security."

Lt.Gen. (ret’d) Founder, The Roméo Dallaire Child Soldiers Initiative Dalhousie University Halifax, Canada

 

Jan Eliasson

Chairman, SIPRI Governing Board

Former UN Deputy Secretary-General

Stockholm, Sweden

 

Gareth Evans

"I support the initiative for a House for the United Nations in Berlin because it is crucial in this age of rampant nationalism that the flag be held high for multilateral cooperation for common security, sustainable development and human rights."

Former Foreign Minister of Australia President Emeritus of the International Crisis Group Melbourne, Australia

Richard V. Gowan

Senior Policy Fellow, European Council on Foreign Relations

Adjunct Associate Professor of International and Public Affairs

Columbia University, New York, USA

 

Shyamal Majumdar

Head of Office UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre for Technical and Vocartional Education and Training Bonn, Germany

 

 

David M. Malone

"I support the initiative for a House for the United Nations in Berlin because it sends a strong message for multilateralism from Berlin to the world."

Rector of the United Nations University Under Secretary-General of the United Nations Tokyo, Japan

 

 

Suresh Munbodh

 

Claude Kalume wa Mukadi Dah Vignon

Peace begins locally and with ourselves - and the more people with this attitude support the work of the UN, the more we can believe in the realization of peace.

Prince of Abomey Founder and President, Bell Amani Peace Foundation, Munich, Germany Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo

 

Armoogum Parsuramen

Founder-President, Global Rainbow Foundation Minister of Education, Mauritius (1983-1995) Senior Advisor, World Bank (1997-1998) Director, UNESCO (1998-2011) Mauritius

 

Sebastian Perez

"I support the initiative for a House for the United Nations in Berlin because  young people from across the world will find a place to learn more about the UN - and a place to make their voices heard."

Executive President United Nations Association of Colombia Bogota, Colombia

 

S. Iqbal Riza

UN Under-Secretary-General (ret’d)

Former Chef-de-Cabinet of former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan

Former Honorary Special Advisor to UN Secretaries-General Kofi Annan and Ban Ki‑moon

New York, USA

 

Mihaly Simai

Professor at Corvinus Universtiy, Budapest Member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences Honorary President and former President of the World Federation of UN Associations (WFUNA) Former President of the Council, UN University President of the Hungarian UN Association Budapest, Hungary

 

Ramesh Thakur

Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, The Australian National University Co-Convenor, Asia Pacific Leadership Network for Nuclear Non-Proliferation & Disarmament www.a-pln.org Editor-in-Chief, Global Governance Canberra, Australia

 

Thomas G. Weiss

“The proposed House for the United Nations in Berlin is an important initiative to better connect civil society to the United Nations. At a moment when multilateralism is under attack from many sides, what could be more important?”

Presidential Professor of Political Science Director Emeritus, Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies The Graduate Center, City University of New York (CUNY) New York, USA

 

Kate White

"On behalf of the United Nations Association in Canada, I am pleased to give our warm support to your civil society initiative as it promotes an understanding of the UN and an engagement of all citizens in the global issues that affect us all."

President and CEO; Vice-Chair of the Board United Nations Association in Canada Ottawa, Canada