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Sir Hilary appointed Chairman/Chancellor of the United Nations University
Vice Chancellor of The University of the West Indies (The UWI), Sir Hilary Beckles, has been appointed Chairman/Chancellor of the United Nations University.
The appointment, which takes effect May 2025, was a unanimous decision at the sitting of the United Nation’s governance council on December 7, 2024, in Tokyo, Japan.
Noting that Sir Hilary has established a global reputation as a strategic planner in higher education, respected scholar, and thought leader in development thinking, the council expressed its keenness to work under his chairmanship as the university enters its 50th anniversary this year.
Sir Hilary has had a long and senior role in the affairs of the United Nations.
He has served in many capacities, among them as consultant to the annual United Nations Development Report on Latin America and the Caribbean; committees on the Global Future of Higher Education; vice president and histo