Sai Navoti

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SAI NAVOTI

Chief of SIDS Units, Division for Sustainable Development Goals, UN DESA

Mr. Sainivalati S. Navoti (Sai) is the Chief of the SIDS Unit, at the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA). Prior to his current post, Sai served as the Senior Legal Advisor with the International Seabed Authority. He also served as Lead Negotiator for the G77 & China (2013) and Lead Climate Negotiator for the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) in 2012; and as a Counter Terrorism Officer for UNODC before that. Sai served Fiji as a Military Officer, Government Lawyer, and a Diplomat. He holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Politics, a Bachelor of Law, two Post Graduate Diplomas and a Master of Science Degree.