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Sho Nishimura is Senior Adviser of the Legal, Budget and Reform team in the Office of the President of the General Assembly. His focuses include Revitalization of the General Assembly, Our Common Agenda and PGA Fellowship Programme.<\/p>\n
Sho has a wide range of UN-related experiences both in his national capacity and as a UN staff member. He worked in Japan’s Permanent Mission to the UN (Political Section) from 2003 to 2006 and UN Policy Division (Political Unit) of the Japanese Foreign Ministry from 2007 to 2009. On both occasions, he directly engaged in the work of the Security Council during Japan’s membership in the organ. He also fulfilled duties in the Ministry’s UN Planning and Administration Division (5th Committee), First Africa Division (Sudan Unit), Humanitarian Assistance and Emergency Relief Division (Disaster Relief Unit) and Embassy in South Sudan (Political\/Economic Chief), as well as in the Secretariat of the International Peace Cooperation Headquarters of the Cabinet Office of Japan.<\/p>\n
In addition, Sho also worked in UNAMA of Afghanistan from 2011 to 2013 as Political Affairs Officer and Special Assistant to Political DSRSG and in UNMISS of South Sudan from 2015 to 2016 as Information Analyst. His experiences in these UN political and peacekeeping missions should bring perspectives from the field to the work at the headquarters.<\/p>\n
Sho has a Master’s degree in International Peace and Conflict Resolution from American University in Washington, D.C. and a Bachelor’s degree from Tokyo University of Foreign Studies. He is also an alumnus of the Japan Model United Nations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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