David M. Malone

United Nations University

Bio

David Malone is rector of United Nations University and under-secretary-general of the UN.

A Canadian national, Malone previously served as Canada’s International Development Research Centre from 2008 to 2013. From 2006 to 2008, he was Canada's high commissioner to India, and non-resident ambassador to Bhutan and Nepal. From 2004 to 2006, Malone served as assistant deputy minister for global issues at Canada's Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT). From 1998 to 2004, he was president of the International Peace Academy (now International Peace Institute).

In addition, Malone served as Canada's representative to the UN Economic and Social Council and as ambassador and deputy permanent representative of Canada to the United Nations from 1990 to 1994 and as director general of the policy, international organizations and global issues bureaus within DFAIT from 1994 to 1998.

Malone is the co-editor of Nepal in Transition: From People’s War to Fragile Peace and the author of Does the Elephant Dance? Contemporary Indian Foreign Policy, among other books.

Featured Work

OCT 7, 2020 Podcast

The United Nations at 75: Looking Back to Look Forward, Episode 1, with David M. Malone

David M. Malone, rector of United Nations University, speaks about the Security Council, the Sustainable Development Goals, peacekeeping, and more. How can the UN continue ...

MAY 12, 2015 Podcast

The UN's Efforts in International Development: Relevant or Not?

Which development initiatives really work? Drawing on his personal and professional experience, the UN's David Malone notes that experts' projects often fail and there are ...

SEP 18, 2011 Podcast

Does the Elephant Dance?: Contemporary Indian Foreign Policy

Former Canadian High Commissioner to India David Malone gives a comprehensive survey of contemporary Indian foreign policy. He begins by focusing on India's geography, history, ...

NOV 30, 2006 Podcast

The International Struggle over Iraq: Politics in the UN Security Council 1998-2005

What role did the UN Security Council play in the international struggles over Iraq?

NOV 30, 2006 Podcast

The International Struggle over Iraq: Politics in the UN Security Council 1998-2005

What role did the UN Security Council play in the international struggles over Iraq?

NOV 30, 2006 Podcast

The International Struggle over Iraq: Politics in the UN Security Council 1998-2005

What role did the UN Security Council play in the international struggles over Iraq?

NOV 30, 2006 Transcript

The International Struggle over Iraq: Politics in the UN Security Council 1998-2005

What role did the UN Security Council play in the international struggles over Iraq?

The UN Security Council: From the Cold War to the 21st Century

MAR 4, 2004 Transcript

The UN Security Council: From the Cold War to the 21st Century

Malone points out that disagreements among the Permanent Five Security Council members have been confined to just three issues since the end of the Cold ...

Unilateralism and U.S. Foreign Policy

APR 24, 2003 Transcript

Unilateralism and U.S. Foreign Policy

How is U.S. unilateralism in foreign policy perceived from abroad? This panel of international affairs experts presents a range foreign perspectives and discusses the ...