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词条 Virginia Gamba (UN official)
释义

  1. Education

  2. Career

  3. Other activities

  4. Recognition

  5. Notes

Virginia Gamba is the United Nations Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict. She was appointed 12 April 2017 by United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, to replace Leila Zerrougui.[1]

Education

Gamba was educated in Bolivia, Peru, Switzerland, Spain and the United Kingdom. She is a graduate of the University College of Wales and the University of Newcastle upon Tyne. She holds a Master of Science degree in strategic studies and a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish and American studies.[2]

Career

Early in her career, Gamba served as Director the Centre for Military Transformation of the Argentine Republic (1984-1986) as well as lecturer at the University of Maryland (1986) and King’s College London (1987-1990).

From 2001 to 2007, Gamba was Director of South-South Interactions at SaferAfrica.{{fact|date=July 2017}} From 2007 to 2009, Gamba worked with the European Union as an Expert Consultant and helped develop the African Common Approach to Combat Illicit Small Arms Trafficking.

From 2009 to 2012, Gamba served as Deputy Director of Safety and Security at the Institute for Public Safety in Argentina’s Ministry of Justice and Human Rights. {{fact|date=July 2017}}

From 2012 to 2015, Gamba held the position of Director and Deputy to the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs in the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA).{{fact|date=July 2017}} She later served Head of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons-United Nations joint investigative Mechanism.

Other activities

  • Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children, Member of the Board[3]

Recognition

Gamba shared the Nobel Peace Prize as formal member of the executive board of the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs (1995) with Joseph Rotblat. She served on the Pugwash board from 1985-1996.

Notes

1. ^{{cite web |url= https://www.un.org/press/en/2017/sga1718.doc.htm|title = Secretary-General Appoints Virginia Gamba of Argentina Special Representative for Children in Armed Conflict |publisher=United Nations}}
2. ^{{cite web |url= https://www.un.org/press/en/2017/sga1718.doc.htm|title = Secretary-General Appoints Virginia Gamba of Argentina Special Representative for Children in Armed Conflict |publisher=United Nations}}
3. ^Board Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children.
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