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Niloy Banerjee

Niloy is a development economist with specialization in effective institutions and capacity development. As the head of UNDP, he leads the office’s liaisons with government, private sector, civil society and academic institutions. With 30 years in the development sector, he drives content in policy and programmes, and represents the organization’s views and position in public forums.

His previous assignments have included leading UNDP’s interface with Member States, and other UN agencies and programmes. In prior assignments, he has been the Director of Knowledge, Innovation and Capacity Development Group; and Team Leader and Policy Advisor of Asia-Pacific – all for the Bureau for Development Policy in UNDP. He is highly familiar with the region, having been a regional policy advisor who supported countries in Asia-Pacific, and helped set-up the Singapore Policy Center for UNDP.

Niloy was appointed as the Resident Representative for Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei Darussalam on March 7, 2019.

He has a Masters in Economics from New Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru University and is a Fellow of the City University of New York.

Ms. Manon Bernier, Deputy Resident Representative, UNDP Malaysia, Singapore & Brunei Darussalam

Manon Bernier, Deputy Resident Representative UNDP UNDP Malaysia, Singapore & Brunei Darussalam has 17 years of work experience with UNDP and UNV serving in Latin America, Europe and Asia.

She joined UNDP Malaysia Management Team in September 2020, supporting national stakeholders in the implementation of the 2030 agenda for sustainable development. She leads the development of innovative programmes and partnerships to accelerate structural transformation for sustainable development and build evidence for informed policy design and implementation.

Prior to that, she established the first UNV Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific based in Bangkok. She led the strategic development of a new programme portfolio, integrating volunteerism as an avenue for participation and inclusion of citizen and communities in the achievement of the SDGs. She was also overseeing the deployment of over 1000 UN Volunteers and managed UNV support to UN Agencies COVID-19 response across the Asia Pacific region. In the context of south south cooperation, she developed ground-breaking cooperation with China, Thailand and Brazil as well as steered innovative partnerships with the engagement of the private sector. She also served in Latin America managing portfolios of projects on decentralization, local governance, and women’s economic empowerment.

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