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John Gilroy is the Chief of Service, Trust Funds and Programmes, in the UN Office for Partnerships Team.  In this role he leads the teams managing the UN Democracy Fund and the UN鈥檚 relationship with the UN Foundation. He also works on incubating new partnerships and initiatives.

John has over twenty years of experience with the Irish Foreign Ministry, with a strong focus on multilateralism and sustainable development. Over two postings at the Permanent Mission of Ireland to the UN and four years as Deputy Director of UN Policy in Dublin, he has worked across all three pillars of the UN, including during Ireland鈥檚 UN Security Council term in 2021-2022. John has a deep knowledge of the SDGs, having contributed to their agreement during the 2030 Agenda negotiations in 2014 - 2015, and leading the Irish team that delivered consensus on the 2023 SDG Summit Political Declaration.  Most recently John was Deputy Director of Ireland's Human Rights Unit. He has extensive experience working on Ireland's ODA programme, Irish Aid, and was previously posted to the Irish Embassy in The Hague.