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Connecting cultures: UN official on using ancient wisdom for modern wellbeing

In a conversation with CGTN, Siddharth Chatterjee, the United Nations Resident Coordinator in China, reflects on what he has learned from China’s Taoist health philosophy and the practice of breath regulation. Drawing on his own cultural background and professional experience in global health, Chatterjee highlights the shared wisdom across civilizations that views breath as central […]

Three Decades, Many Frontlines: Reflections on a UN Career and Five Defining Years in China

As his tenure in UN China draws to a close, Siddharth Chatterjee, UN Resident Coordinator in China (2021-2026), reflects on his decades-long UN career and the importance of coordination in the diverse contexts, crises and communities that defined his journey. I began my career with the United Nations in 1997, but my commitment to peace […]

Appointment of Mr. Siddharth Chatterjee as Chief Executive Officer of Global Neighbours

Global Neighbours announces the appointment of Mr. Siddharth Chatterjee as Chief Executive Officer, effective 02 March 2026. Mr. Chatterjee joins Global Neighbours following nearly three decades of distinguished international service at the highest levels of leadership. Most recently, he served as United Nations Resident Coordinator in China. As the UN Secretary-General’s senior-most representative in China, […]

Veteran UN diplomat Siddharth Chatterjee to head Vienna-based think tank

Beijing, Mar 1 (PTI) Veteran UN diplomat of Indian origin Siddharth Chatterjee has been appointed as CEO of Global Neighbours, a Vienna-based think tank upon his retirement as UN Resident Coordinator in China. Chatterjee, 62, retired as UN Resident Coordinator in China on Sunday. Chatterjee’s appointment to head 26 UN offices in China in 2021 […]

Caption: Attendees at the dialogue on strengthening China-Africa-UN collaboration on climate change.

Recent dialogue explores strengthening China-Africa-UN collaboration on climate change

Beijing, 6 June – On Monday, 27 May 2024, the United Nations (UN) in China and the Embassy of Kenya in China co-hosted a dialogue to raise the need for renewed partnership between countries in Africa, as well as China and others in order to accelerate climate action, deliver on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) […]

Caption: Attendees at the Dialogue on Renewed Efforts to Deliver on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): working towards the Summit of the Future. Photo: © ESCAP

Joint SDGs event raises need for urgent action ahead of UN Summit of the Future

BANGKOK, 26 April – On Wednesday, the United Nations (UN) in China, the China International Development Cooperation Agency (CIDCA) and the Permanent Mission of the People’s Republic of China to the UN Economic and Social Commission of Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), co-hosted a dialogue to raise the need for renewed efforts to deliver on […]

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Connecting cultures: UN official on using ancient wisdom for modern wellbeing

In a conversation with CGTN, Siddharth Chatterjee, the United Nations Resident Coordinator in China, reflects on what he has learned from China’s Taoist health philosophy and the practice of breath regulation. Drawing on his own cultural background and professional experience in global health, Chatterjee highlights the shared wisdom across civilizations that views breath as central […]

Three Decades, Many Frontlines: Reflections on a UN Career and Five Defining Years in China

As his tenure in UN China draws to a close, Siddharth Chatterjee, UN Resident Coordinator in China (2021-2026), reflects on his decades-long UN career and the importance of coordination in the diverse contexts, crises and communities that defined his journey. I began my career with the United Nations in 1997, but my commitment to peace […]

Appointment of Mr. Siddharth Chatterjee as Chief Executive Officer of Global Neighbours

Global Neighbours announces the appointment of Mr. Siddharth Chatterjee as Chief Executive Officer, effective 02 March 2026. Mr. Chatterjee joins Global Neighbours following nearly three decades of distinguished international service at the highest levels of leadership. Most recently, he served as United Nations Resident Coordinator in China. As the UN Secretary-General’s senior-most representative in China, […]

Veteran UN diplomat Siddharth Chatterjee to head Vienna-based think tank

Beijing, Mar 1 (PTI) Veteran UN diplomat of Indian origin Siddharth Chatterjee has been appointed as CEO of Global Neighbours, a Vienna-based think tank upon his retirement as UN Resident Coordinator in China. Chatterjee, 62, retired as UN Resident Coordinator in China on Sunday. Chatterjee’s appointment to head 26 UN offices in China in 2021 […]

Caption: Attendees at the dialogue on strengthening China-Africa-UN collaboration on climate change.

Recent dialogue explores strengthening China-Africa-UN collaboration on climate change

Beijing, 6 June – On Monday, 27 May 2024, the United Nations (UN) in China and the Embassy of Kenya in China co-hosted a dialogue to raise the need for renewed partnership between countries in Africa, as well as China and others in order to accelerate climate action, deliver on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) […]

Caption: Attendees at the Dialogue on Renewed Efforts to Deliver on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): working towards the Summit of the Future. Photo: © ESCAP

Joint SDGs event raises need for urgent action ahead of UN Summit of the Future

BANGKOK, 26 April – On Wednesday, the United Nations (UN) in China, the China International Development Cooperation Agency (CIDCA) and the Permanent Mission of the People’s Republic of China to the UN Economic and Social Commission of Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), co-hosted a dialogue to raise the need for renewed efforts to deliver on […]