Who: Loraine Sievers, former Chief of the United Nations Security Council Secretariat Branch
Date: February 22, 2024
Topic: The UN Security Council Isn’t What You Think It Is – A Closer Look, through Facts and Fiction
The Security Council’s failings are more than evident, most recently in the context of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine and the devastating conflict in the Middle East. But there’s more happening within the Council than is outwardly apparent. Loraine Sievers will draw on her years of direct UN experience to paint a more nuanced portrait of the Council. She will also present a more lighthearted look at the UN through the pages of her novel, An UNwilling Spy.
Time: 5:30pm Reception | 6:00pm Presentation | 7:30pm Dinner at Kamana Fine Indian Cuisine
Cost: Members are Free | $20 non-member zoom or in-person access, non-members register at the bottom of this page
Location: Nathanael B. Greene Guilford Community Center (32 Church Street, Guilford, CT06437)
About Loraine Sievers:
Loraine Sievers co-authored the 4th edition of The Procedure of the UN Security Council and is Director of the SC Procedure website (www.scprocedure.org), which analyzes new Council procedural developments as they occur. Under the aegis of the UN Institute for Training and Research, she also provides training to incoming Council members on the Council’s inner workings. Loraine served as a full-time UN staff member for over 30 years, concluding her career as Chief of the Security Council Secretariat Branch. Prior to that, she served as Secretary to the Afghanistan and Sierra Leone Sanctions Committees, contributor to the Repertoire of the Practice of the Security Council, and political analyst in the Regional Affairs Division. In addition, she is an expert on the UN’s architecture and art collection, which feature prominently in her novel, An UNwilling Spy.