Maira Mariela Macdonal Alvarez
Maira Mariela Macdonal Alvarez | |
|---|---|
| Vice-President of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) | |
| Assumed office December 2022 | |
| Permanent Representative of Bolivia to the United Nations in Geneva | |
| Assumed office March 2021 | |
| Personal details | |
| Alma mater | Higher University of San Andrés Geneva Graduate Institute University of Zaragoza |
Maira Mariela Macdonal Alvarez is a Bolivian diplomat. She is the Permanent Representative of Bolivia to the United Nations and other international organizations in Geneva, Switzerland, and one of the four Vice-Presidents of the United Nations Human Rights Council.
Biography
Macdonal studied a bachelor’s degree in Social Communication Sciences at the Higher University of San Andrés in La Paz, Bolivia, a master’s degree in International Negotiation at the Geneva Graduate Institute and postgraduate course on Human Rights at the University of Zaragoza in Spain.[1][2]
Macdonal worked in the office of the Vice President of the Plurinational State of Bolivia from 2012 to 2014.[2] From 2014 to 2016 Macdonal served as attaché at the Permanent Mission of Bolivia to the United Nations in New York, then as Second Secretary of the Mission from 2016 to 2018 and as First Secretary of the Mission from 2018 to 2019.[1]
Macdonal was elected the Permanent Representative of Bolivia to the United Nations and other international organizations in Geneva in March 2021. She presented her credentials to Director General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, Tatiana Valovaya.[3]
Macdonal was elected as one of the four Vice-Presidents of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in December 2022,[4][5][6] taking up her position in 2023.[7][2] She was also appointed, alongside Luxembourg diplomat Marc Bichler, as co-facilitator of "a year-long consultation process on rationalisation and efficiency" of the UNHRC.[8]
Macdonal participated in the 2024 International Day of Women in Diplomacy celebration at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.[9][10] She has also supported the International Gender Champions pledges against gender-based violence and for gender parity.[11]
In February 2025, Macdonal visited the International Civil Defense Organization (ICDO) headquarters.[12]
References
- ^ a b "SPEAKERS' BIOS". United Nations Human Rights Council. Archived from the original on 11 May 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ^ a b c "La embajadora Maira Macdonal Álvarez asumirá vicepresidencia del Consejo de DDHH de la ONU en 2023". Agencia Boliviana de Información (ABI) (in European Spanish). 12 December 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ^ "New Permanent Representative of the Plurinational State of Bolivia presents credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva". The United Nations Office at Geneva. 16 March 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ^ "Embajadora boliviana es elegida vicepresidenta del Consejo de Derechos Humanos de Naciones Unidas". El Deber (in Spanish). 21 December 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ^ "La embajadora Maira Macdonal Álvarez asumirá vicepresidencia del Consejo de DDHH de la ONU en 2023". BolNews (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ^ "پاکستان میں انسانی حقوق کی صورتحال بہتری کی جانب گامزن ہے، اقوام متحدہ انسانی حقوق کمیشن". The Thursday Times. 11 July 2023. Archived from the original on 21 March 2025. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ^ Careaga, Carmen (2 February 2023). ""Bolivia asume Vicepresidencia de DDHH de la ONU"". Radio n25bo (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ^ Limon, Marc (8 January 2024). "A New Year's resolution for 2024: Getting serious about Council efficiency, and placing it within the context of a wider self-assessment of the body's role and impact". Universal Rights Group. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
- ^ UN Human Rights Council (8 April 2025). Ambassador Maira Mariela Macdonal Alvarez (Bolivia), Gender Focal Point for the Human Rights Council. Retrieved 28 July 2025 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Empowering young women in diplomacy: EU Delegation hosts the 2024 edition of "The Future is Female"!". European External Action Service (EEAS). Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ^ "Maira Macdonal Alvarez". International Gender Champions. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ^ "Visit of the Ambassador of Bolivia to the ICDO Headquarters". ICDO. Archived from the original on 20 June 2025. Retrieved 28 July 2025.