Maurice Bertrand (1922- ) was a member of the UN’s Joint Inspection Unit (1968-85) and a member of the high-level expert group on the restructuring of the UN in 1986. Before joining the UN he was professor at the Ecole Nationale d’Administration and conseiller at the Cour des Comptes in France. He was born in France and educated in law and politics at the Universities of Lyon and Montpellier. After leaving the UN he became a guest professor at the Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva. He has written many publications about reform of the UN system, including The UN as an Organization: A Critique of its Functioning.

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