UN Food and Agriculture Organization Selects Provisional Ombuds

José Martínez-Aragón has been named the Interim Ombudsperson for the United Nations agency that leads international efforts to defeat hunger. Based in Rome, Martinez-Aragon will lead an office that provides FAO employees in locations around the world. He follows Katya Melluish., who recently moved to the same position with the UN World Food Programme, and will fill the role until a permanent replacement is selected.

Martinz-Aragon brings nearly three decades of Ombuds experience. Most recently, he was the Ombuds for the Development Bank of Latin America (Corporacion Andina de Fomento – Banco de Desarrollo de América Latina). He has also served as the Ombuds with the World Health Organization, the UN Regional Ombudsman for Latin America & the Caribbean in Chile, and a Principal Advisor to the European Ombudsman. Martinez-Aragon earned a JD from Universitat de Barcelona, an LLM from Yale Law School, an LLM from Pace University, and a JSD from Stanford University. (LinkedIn.) 

Update 8/2/24: Post revised to indicate that the position is temporary.

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