About Dr. Augustina Siman

Dr. Augustina Șiman is a dynamic leader in international law and diplomacy with a proven record of shaping global policy at the United Nations Security Council, at the United Nations General Assembly, and across countries. She holds a decade of experience in advancing international law, humanitarian protection, and multilateral cooperation through innovative legal strategies and negotiation leadership, the highest standards of evidence-based policy making and global engagement.

Doctor Augustina Șiman holds a Doctoral Degree, with a thesis in Public International Law, as well as a Master’s Degree in International Law, from Moldova State University, and is an alum of prestigious international law and diplomatic studies at the Hague Academy of International Law (UN fellowship), Vienna Diplomatic Academy, the Romanian Diplomatic Institute, and the Jan Paderewski Institute of Diplomacy in Poland. In 2022, following her endorsement by 3 members of the UN International Law Commission, she was selected for the eminent International Law Seminar – where she conducted research on reparations to Individuals for gross violations of International Human Rights Law and serious violations of International Humanitarian Law.

Between 2023 – 2024 she served on the UN Security Council, focusing on issues such as: rules of procedure, working methods and documentation of the UN Security Council, counterterrorism, cooperation with the International Court of Justice and International Criminal Court, as well as regional conflicts and thematic files. She holds a rich diplomatic acumen across the UN General Assembly as well on matters such as: UN elections, 6th (legal) - 5th (administrative and budgetary) - 3rd (social, humanitarian, and cultural) Committees.

During her tenure as an accredited Moldovan diplomat to UN (2019 – 2022), elected by acclamation by the UN General Assembly, she served as Vice-President of Meeting of States Parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. She also served as Advisor to the Chair of the UN Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization.

Prior to this, Dr. Augustina Șiman taught Public International Law and other related courses at the Faculty of Law of Moldova State University, and since has continued to deliver guest lectures on contemporary pressing issues – “Modern Challenges to Public International Law and Multilateral Diplomacy at the UN”, “The impact of sea-level rise on statehood”.