Yoka Brandt is the Permanent Representative of the Netherlands to the United Nations in New York, and presented her credentials to the Chief of Protocol of the United Nations Ms. Beatrix Kania on September 2nd, 2020. Before her latest appointment, Ms. Brandt was Secretary-General of her country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs beginning in 2016, having previously served as Deputy Executive Director for Partnerships at the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) from 2012 to 2016. At the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, she was Director-General for International Cooperation from 2008 to 2012, having served as Deputy Director‑General for International Cooperation from 2007 to 2008. She was Ambassador to Uganda from 2004 to 2007 and Ambassador to Eritrea from 2000 to 2004. She also held various positions with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in The Hague and at missions from 1985 to 2000. Ms. Brandt earned a master’s degree in geography and development economics at Utrecht University from 1976 to 1983.

MONTH	DATE	TIME	SESSION	SESSION TITLE
Dec 2020	15 Dec	12.00- 13.30 (BKK)	WS402	The Lancet-SIGHT Commission on Peaceful Societies Through Health and Gender Equality - Health and Gender at the Intersection of Armed Conflict and the COVID-19 Pandemic