SOCIAL IMPACT
Catalyzing initiatives that empower communities and create lasting social change.
GLOBAL COLLABORATION
Building partnerships across borders to address global challenges and promote peace and prosperity.
EDUCATION & EMPOWERMENT
Investing in people, especially youth, to unlock potential and shape a better future.
SUSTAINABLE FUTURES
Advocating for sustainable solutions that safeguard our planet and future generations.
Having served in some of the most fragile countries in the world during my service in the UN and the Red Cross, I am passionate about making a difference in the lives of the most vulnerable. I have seen first hand many human tragedies and triumphs from which I have learnt important lessons and I strive to uphold human dignity. I am a feminist and firmly believe in gender equality.
About Siddharth Chatterjee
Siddharth Chatterjee is a former international diplomat, humanitarian, and strategist who currently serves as the chief executive officer of Global Neighbours, a Vienna-based international think tank. He assumed this role in March 2026 following nearly three decades of service in the United Nations, most recently as the UN resident coordinator in China (2021–2026). As the senior representative of the UN secretary-general in China, he led 26 UN agencies in one of the world’s most strategically significant countries.
Previously, Chatterjee served as the UN resident coordinator in Kenya, and has held high-level leadership positions across development, humanitarian, and peace operations in some of the most fragile parts of the world, including Iraq, South Sudan, and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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Women and Girls to the Front: Gender Equality in STEM for a better
Gender equality in STEM acts as a powerful accelerator for the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Women hold up half the sky. Some years ago, Sarah Al Amiri, a young Emirati engineer, had a fixed gaze beyond the sky and towards our galaxy. “Space was a sector that we never dared to dream growing […]
Beyond Expo: Embedding the SDGs in the DNA of Future Technology and Innovation
Building back better calls for inclusive green growth, including integrated policy choices in governance, social protection, green economy, and digitalization. A landscape of shared global challenges The COVID-19 pandemic has moved us farther away from the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Data shows that the pandemic has pushed a further 124 million people into extreme poverty. […]
Poverty remains ultimate threat to peace
Today is the International Day of Charity and the day Mother Teresa passed on September 5, 1997. The United Nations Postal administration has issued a commemorative stamp honoring Saint Mother Teresa. (Photo: UN Postal) “We can together proclaim the joy of spreading peace, the joy of loving one another and the joy acknowledging that the […]
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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, […]
