Dmitry Titov
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Dmitry Titov currently serves as the United Nations
Assistant Secretary-General for the Rule of Law
and Security Institutions in the Department of Peacekeeping Operations. He was appointed by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon
on July 27, 2007.
Titov brought with him 16 years of experiences in the field of UN peacekeeping
with a focus on the rule of law and security sector reform
. Before his appointment to the current position, he served as the head of the Africa Division in the Department of Peacekeeping Operations. Since he joined the UN in 1991, Titov has overseen many operations and served in different capacities. Before he joined the UN, Titov served in the diplomatic service
of the Russian Federation. At the time, he worked primarily on Security Council matters.
He studied international relations
and graduated from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO).
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
Assistant Secretary-General for the Rule of Law
Rule of law
The rule of law, sometimes called supremacy of law, is a legal maxim that says that governmental decisions should be made by applying known principles or laws with minimal discretion in their application...
and Security Institutions in the Department of Peacekeeping Operations. He was appointed by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon
Ban Ki-moon
Ban Ki-moon is the eighth and current Secretary-General of the United Nations, after succeeding Kofi Annan in 2007. Before going on to be Secretary-General, Ban was a career diplomat in South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and in the United Nations. He entered diplomatic service the year he...
on July 27, 2007.
Titov brought with him 16 years of experiences in the field of UN peacekeeping
Peacekeeping
Peacekeeping is an activity that aims to create the conditions for lasting peace. It is distinguished from both peacebuilding and peacemaking....
with a focus on the rule of law and security sector reform
Security sector reform
Security Sector Reform is a concept to reform or rebuild a state's security sector that emerged first in the 1990s in Eastern Europe. It starts where a dysfunctional security sector is unable to provide security to the state and its people effectively and under democratic principles. Even worse,...
. Before his appointment to the current position, he served as the head of the Africa Division in the Department of Peacekeeping Operations. Since he joined the UN in 1991, Titov has overseen many operations and served in different capacities. Before he joined the UN, Titov served in the diplomatic service
Diplomatic service
Diplomatic service is the body of diplomats and foreign policy officers maintained by the government of a country to communicate with the governments of other countries. Diplomatic personnel enjoy diplomatic immunity when they are accredited to other countries...
of the Russian Federation. At the time, he worked primarily on Security Council matters.
He studied international relations
International relations
International relations is the study of relationships between countries, including the roles of states, inter-governmental organizations , international nongovernmental organizations , non-governmental organizations and multinational corporations...
and graduated from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO).