Julia Imene-Chanduru

Julia Imene-Chanduru (born 10 September 1979) is a Namibian diplomat. She has served as Deputy Permanent Representative of Namibia to the United Nations in New York and as Permanent Representative of Namibia to the United Nations Office in Geneva.

Julia Imene-Chanduru
Imene-Chanduru in 2022
Permanent Representative of Namibia to the United Nations Office in Geneva
Personal details
Born	10 September 1979 Namibia
Alma mater	University of Namibia American University

Biography

Imene-Chanduru was born on 10 September 1979.^[1] She achieved a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Namibia in 2005, then studied towards a master’s degree in international service from the American University in Washington D.C., United States.^[1]

Imene-Chanduru joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Namibia in 2004. She was First Secretary at the Embassy of Namibia in Washington, D.C. from January 2007 to December 2011.^[1]

Imene-Chanduru served as Counsellor and Deputy Permanent Representative of Namibia to the United Nations in New York from December 2018 to November 2020. In January 2021, she was appointed as Permanent Representative of Namibia to the United Nations Office at Geneva and Ambassador to Switzerland.^[1][2]

In 2021, Imene-Chanduru represented the Chair of the UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board.^[3] In 2024, Imene-Chanduru chaired the Geneva Support Group for the Protection and Promotion of Human Rights in the Western Sahara.^[4] She also presented on negotiations on the Pact for the Future to the United Nations Summit of the Future at the South Centre and Transnational Institute (TNI).^[5]

In 2025, Imene-Chanduru spoke at the 66th Session of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) General Assemblies, calling for the adoption of an international legal instrument on limitations and exceptions for libraries, research, museums, educational institutions, and archives, in order to improve access to knowledge across Africa.^[6]

Imene-Chanduru has supported the International Gender Champions pledges against gender-based violence and for gender parity.^[7]