Antonio Maria Costa
| Antonio Maria Costa | |
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Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations
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| Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and Director-General of the United Nations Office in Vienna (UNOV) | |
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In office May 2002 – July 2010 |
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| Secretary-General of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) | |
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In office 1992–2002 |
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16 June 1941 Turin, Italy |
| Residence | Vienna, Austria |
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University of Turin Moscow State University University of California at Berkeley |
Antonio Maria Costa (born 16 June 1941) is an Italian economist. He currently lives in Vienna and Brussels.
From May 2002 to August 2010 Costa served as an Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations to the positions of Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and Director-General of the United Nations Office in Vienna (UNOV). Costa was the first to hold this double tenure for two consecutive 4-year mandates.
Before this, Costa was Secretary General of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) from 1994-2002 and EU Director General for Economics and Finance (DGII) at the European Union from 1987-1992.
Costa is currently Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Policy Modelling.
An Italian native, Costa was born on June 16, 1941. He holds a:
His career history is as follows:
Costa served as Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and Director-General of The United Nations Office at Vienna (UNOV) for two consecutive periods from 2002-2008. On behalf of the Secretary General of the United Nations, Costa carried out the administrative and managerial responsibilities for the smooth functioning of the biggest UN campus in Europe, resulting in a massive renovation and a large scale expansion.
As Executive Director Costa was in charge of UNODC’s drug control program, i.e. assisting countries to contain the drug problem as to supply (production) and demand (addiction), as well as fighting illicit trafficking.
The UNODC also runs a crime control program to assist countries to implement the (UNTOC) and the UN Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC), as well as three protocols (against trafficking of human beings, smuggling of migrants and ).
During his tenure, Costa focused his attention on integrating the activities of the Office into the peace, security and development agenda of the United Nations. He did this through an interrelated and interdisciplinary approach as well as through developing partnership with other international organizations.
The activities of the United Nations in the fields of drug control, transnational crime prevention and combating terrorism were expanded considerably, the UNODC being at the centre of these activities. In addition, the Office also acted as secretariat for several international conventions such as the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) and its Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (UNCTOC) that entered into force in the last decade.
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