High-Level Segment (HLS) of Council 2008


Geneva, 12-13 November 2008

 

 
Photo:Dr. Pascal Villeneuve, Associate Director, UNICEFBiography of Dr. Pascal Villeneuve,
Associate Director,
UNICEF
Dr. Pascal Villeneuve is Associate Director, Programme Division, UNICEF. In this capacity he oversees UNICEF engagement in global programme partnerships such as HMN. Prior to his current position, he served as Chief of Health at UNICEF headquarters between 2003 and 2006. Dr. Villeneuve joined UNICEF in 1987 as Assistant Programme Officer in Brazzaville, Congo. In 1993, he transferred to UNICEF headquarters in New York where he served until his appointment as UNICEF Representative in Yaounde, Cameroon, in 1998. Dr Villeneuve also served as UNICEF representative in Mali between 2000 and 2003. Prior to joining UNICEF, Dr. Villeneuve served as a nutrition adviser for the League of the Red Cross Societies in Mali in 1985 and in Niger in 1986.

Dr Villeneuve, a national of France, was awarded a degree in Medicine from Rennes School of Medicine, France, in 1985, and a Master of Science (M.Sc.) degree in Human Nutrition from London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine in 1984.