Cornelia Ernst Marietje Schaake and Josef Weidenholzer – visiting Tehran where members met parliament speaker Ali Larijani and his brother, Mohammad Javad Larijani, head of the judiciary's high council on human rights; human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh; and filmmaker Jafar Panahi. Career at UNCTAD, 2017–2022 In June 2017, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, in consultation with Mukhisa Kituyi, decided to appoint Durant as Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Durant succeeded Joakim Reiter. On 16 February 2021, Durant replaced Mukhisa Kituyi at the head of the organisation, becoming acting Secretary-General 2022. Other activities Friends of Europe, Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2020) Honours 2014: Grand Officer Order of Leopold Notes External links Personal website of Isabelle Durant (Fr) Spinelli Group 1954 births Living people 20th-century Belgian women politicians 20th-century Belgian politicians Ecolo MEPs Ecolo politicians Eurofederalism MEPs for Belgium 2009–2014 21st-century women MEPs for Belgium Members of the Belgian Federal Parliament