Nozipho Mxakato-Diseko
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Nozipho Mxakato-Diseko (1 November 1956) is a South African diplomat. She is currently the United Nations Ambassador for South Africa.[1] For the Paris Agreement, Mxakato-Diseko was the leader of the G77 bloc during negotiations.[2]
Early life and education
[edit]Mxakato-Diseko was born in Johannesburg on 1 November 1956.[3] She attended Somerville College, Oxford and has a doctorate in philosophy which she earned in 1991.[4][3]
Career
[edit]Mxakato-Diseko worked as a campaigner for the African National Congress (ANC) and also as an activist in Soweto for the ANC.[5][3] She also raised money for the British Defence and Aid Fund.[3]
Mxakato-Diseko began as a representative of South Africa at the International Atomic Energy Agency in the mid-1990s.[5] She has been the South African negotiator since 2011.[4]
In 2024, Mxakato-Diseko was appointed by United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres to co-chair the Panel on Critical Energy Transition Minerals, alongside Ditte Juul Jørgensen.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "US pulls out of 'biased' UN Human Rights Council - NewZimbabwe.com". NewZimbabwe.com. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ^ "Climate Weekly: Petcoke, a looming public health threat". Climate Home News. 29 September 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Curriculum Vitae of Her Excellency Ms. Nozipho Mxakato-Diseko, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of South Africa and Chairperson of the G-77 - Vienna Chapter 1998". G-77. Archived from the original on 2 June 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ^ a b Caramel, Laurence (30 November 2015). "Les cinq Africains qu'il faut suivre à la COP21". Le Monde.fr (in French). Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ^ a b "Nozipho Mxakato-Diseko | La diva du climat ressuscite Mandela". L'Echo (in French). 9 December 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ^ UN Secretary-General Appoints Panel on Critical Energy Transition Minerals United Nations, press release of 26 April 2024.