Jan Beagle is the Director-General of the International Development Law Organization (IDLO). Ms. Beagle has served as Special Adviser to the United Nations Secretary-General on System-wide Implementation of Chief Executives Board (CEB); United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Management Strategy, Policy and Compliance; Deputy Executive Director of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS); Deputy Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva; and Assistant Secretary-General for Human Resources Management. She has held senior positions in the Executive Office of the Secretary-General, the Office of the Administrator of UNDP, and the Department of Political and Security Council Affairs. Throughout her career, Ms. Beagle played a leadership role in the interagency bodies of the UN system, including as Chair of the High-Level Committee on Management of the CEB, and Chair of the CEB Task Force to address sexual harassment in UN organizations. She was formerly the Chair of the Assistant Secretary-General Advisory Group of the UN Development Group, and member of the Board of the UN System Staff College. Ms. Beagle is an advocate for gender equality and a member of the International Gender Champions, a leadership network that unites senior female and male decision makers to break down gender barriers.
Jan Beagle will speak at the World Justice Forum's Plenary - Recommendations, Commitments, and Investments to Advance Justice and Rule of Law and participate in the World Justice Forum working session Community-Driven Data as a Tool to Foster Equal Rights and Non-Discrimination