| DESA News Vol. 11, No. 3 | March 2007 |
The following staff members were promoted between 1 January and 28 February:
Ms. Robin Carrington, Statistics Assistant, Statistics Division
Ms. Patricia Codazzi, Administrative Assistant, Division for the Advancement of Women
Mr. Marc-Andre Dorel, Programme Officer, Office for Economic and Social Council Support and Coordination
Mr. Amine Lamrabat, Secretary, Division for Social Policy and Development
Ms. Maria Consuelo Limchoc, Senior Staff Assistant, Office of the Under-Secretary-General
Mr. Garegin Manukyan, Governance and Public Administration Officer, Division for Public Administration and Development Management
Ms. Federica Pietracci, Sustainable Development Officer, Division for Sustainable Development
Mr. Mario Tuason, Chief of Section, Executive Office
Ms. Jennifer Tungol, Administrative Assistant, Statistics Division
Ms. Rosemarie Waters, Editorial Assistant, Division for Sustainable Development
Mr. Anatoly Shyshlyaev, Secretary of the Committee for Development Policy in the Development Policy and Analysis Division, retired on 31 January after 19 years with the United Nations. During his tenure with DESA, Mr. Shyshlyaeve variously served as Chief of the Long-term Development Perspectives Branch, contributor to the annual report on the World Economic and Social Survey, and participant in the international network of economists known as Project Link. Prior to joining the UN, he worked at the USSR Academy of Sciences in Moscow and at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis near Vienna. Mr. Shyshlyaev holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Moscow State University.
The following staff members also retired in January:
Mr. Roberto Guimaraes, Senior Economic Affairs Officer, Division for Social Policy and Development
Mr. Walter Shearer, Senior Economic Affairs Officer, Division for Sustainable Development
The following individuals were transferred from DESA on promotion from the General Service to Professional staff category:
Ms. Olga Shumikhina, Computer Information Systems Assistant, Population Division to the Department of Management
Ms. Lynn Thway, Statistics Assistant, Development Policy and Analysis Division to the Economic Commission for Africa