On behalf of the United Nations 🇺🇳 family in China 🇨🇳, I extend my warmest wishes for a joyful Dragon 🐉 Boat 🛶 Festival. May your celebrations be filled with delicious zongzi, exhilarating races, and treasured moments with loved ones, bringing health and happiness into your lives.

This festival, proudly recognized by UNESCO 🇺🇳 on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, is a beautiful blend of tradition and harmony between people and nature, strengthening family bonds and cultural heritage.

And to all students gearing up for the Gaokao exams, may you find the strength and inspiration to excel. Wishing you the very best of luck! 🤞🏽

Mr. Siddharth Chatterjee took office as the UN Resident Coordinator in China on 16 January 2021 and presented his letter of credentials to the President of the People’s Republic of China on 14 April 2021. The Resident Coordinator, is the highest-ranking representative of the UN Development System in China. 

Mr. Chatterjee has more than 25 years of experience in international cooperation, sustainable development, humanitarian coordination and peace and security. Most recently, he served as the UN Resident Coordinator in Kenya after holding other leadership positions across the Organization, including as Resident Representative of the UNDP and Representative of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Kenya; Regional Director for the Middle East and Europe for the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) in Denmark; and Chief of Staff in the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI). He also held leadership positions with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Indonesia, Somalia, South Sudan, and Sudan, and in UN Peacekeeping Operations with the UN Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNMIBH). Mr. Chatterjee has also served in the Red Cross Movement (IFRC) as the Chief Diplomat and Head of Resource Mobilization in Switzerland.

A 3 times TEDx speaker, he is a regular opinion contributor on humanitarian and development issues for a range of journals including Newsweek, Los Angeles Times, The Hill, Reuters, Huffington Post, Forbes, CNBC Africa, CNN, Al Jazeera, The Guardian, and a number of mainstream Chinese journals.

Mr. Chatterjee holds a master’s degree in public policy from Princeton University in the United States of America and a bachelor’s degree from the National Defence Academy in India.