Susana Malcorra

Dean at IE School of Global and Public Affairs in Madrid

Susana Malcorra was minister of foreign affairs of Argentina from 2015 to 2017. Previously, she held various successive positions at the UN, including chief of staff for Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon; under secretary-general for field support; and chief operating officer of the World Food Program. She is now dean of the IE School of Global and Public Affairs in Madrid.

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Tigray Can’t Wait: The UN Security Council Must Act to End Sexual Assault Now

Susana Malcorra

• April 22, 2021

As a woman who has worked for the United Nations in emergency and humanitarian operations, I am deeply shaken over what is occurring in the protracted conflict in Tigray, in northern Ethiopia, where reports of human suffering, including growing allegations of grievous gender-based violence, keep increasing. These actions are cruel and ruthless, and they …

Africa, Gender Violence, Human Rights, Security Council, WORLDVIEWS

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COVID-19

In Spain, a Strong Sense of Solidarity Drives Endurance in the Pandemic

Susana Malcorra

• April 27, 2020

MADRID — The first two cases of Covid-19 infections here were identified on Feb. 26, 2020. That day, 23 people had become infected in Spain in less than 24 hours. Three days later, the number was 80. From then on, Madrid rapidly became the city with the most cases in the country, and by …