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Zainab Hawa Bangura
Haja Zainab Hawa Bangura is a Sierra Leonean politician and social activist who has been serving as the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON) since 2018, appointed by United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres. She served as the second United Nations Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict at the level of Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations…
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politics · Sierra Leonean politician and activist · diplomat · politician · minister · also Zainab Hawa Bangura, Zainab Bangura, Haja Zainab Hawa Bangura, Bangura
Born 18 December 1959 · Q58244
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2019· 3 entries
Awarded honorary doctor of Syracuse University (2019).
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webtv.un.org: Secretary-General appoints Zainab Hawa Bangura of Sierra Leone Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict
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The UN Secretary-General Antonio Gutiérrez appointed her as Director-General of the United Nations Office at Nairobi, at the level of the Under Secretary-General of the United Nations
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2014· 1 entry
For dealing with rape and sexual violence in conflict, providing guidelines on the investigation of sex crimes and the collection of evidence for future prosecutions
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2013· 1 entry
Awarded BBC 100 Women (2013).
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2012· 3 entries
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Bangura served on the United Nations Commission on Life-Saving Commodities, which was jointly chaired by Goodluck Jonathan and Jens Stoltenberg, and issued recommendations to increase access to and use of 13 essential co
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Career landmark: Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict (2012–2017).
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2010· 1 entry
Career landmark: Minister of Health of Sierra Leone (2010–2012).
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2009· 1 entry
To travel to the Holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia to participate in her first Hajj in 2009 Hajj pilgrimage ceremony
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2007· 3 entries
Bangura became Sierra Leone's foreign minister in the government of President Ernest Bai Koroma of the All People's Congress (APC) Party
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Career landmark: Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (2007–2010).
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After Ernest Bai Koroma won the presidency in a hard-fought national election and was named foreign minister shortly thereafter
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2006· 1 entry
Left Sierra Leone for neighbouring Liberia where she was appointed Director of the Civil Affairs Office in the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) and given responsibility for the reconstruction of 16 Liberian
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1996· 1 entry
And restored democratic government after almost 3 decades
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1995· 1 entry
And lawyer Yasmin Jusu-Sheriff founded Women Organized for a Morally Enlightened Nation (W
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1959· 1 entry
Born 1959-12-18.
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