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Panafrican News Agency
Senegalese appointed UN Special Adviser on Prevention of Genocide
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Adama Dieng of Senegal as his Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide.
Dieng, who is currently serving as Registrar of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
(ICTR), will replace Francis Deng of Sudan, who has occupied the post since 2007.
A UN statement made available to PANA in New York on Wednesday said as a legal and human rights expert, Mr. Dieng has a distinguished career in contributing to the strengthening of rule of law, fighting impunity and promoting capacity building in the area of judicial and democratic institutions, including through fact-finding missions, publications and media.
''Deng has also contributed to the establishment of several non-governmental organisations in Africa, served on the International Commission of Jurists, served as the UN Independent Expert for Haiti, acted as Envoy of the UN Secretary-General to Malawi and was the driving force behind the establishment of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights.
''Mr. Dieng, 62, also has experience with a number of international organisations, including the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR),'' the statement said.
The Office of the Secretary-General’s Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide was set up in 2004 in recognition of the international community’s collective failure to prevent or stop past genocides.
It is tasked with collecting and assessing information on situations that might lead to genocide, and mandated to advise the Secretary-General and, through him, the Security Council, and make recommendations to prevent or halt genocide.
-0- PANA AA/SEG 18July2012
Dieng, who is currently serving as Registrar of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
(ICTR), will replace Francis Deng of Sudan, who has occupied the post since 2007.
A UN statement made available to PANA in New York on Wednesday said as a legal and human rights expert, Mr. Dieng has a distinguished career in contributing to the strengthening of rule of law, fighting impunity and promoting capacity building in the area of judicial and democratic institutions, including through fact-finding missions, publications and media.
''Deng has also contributed to the establishment of several non-governmental organisations in Africa, served on the International Commission of Jurists, served as the UN Independent Expert for Haiti, acted as Envoy of the UN Secretary-General to Malawi and was the driving force behind the establishment of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights.
''Mr. Dieng, 62, also has experience with a number of international organisations, including the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR),'' the statement said.
The Office of the Secretary-General’s Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide was set up in 2004 in recognition of the international community’s collective failure to prevent or stop past genocides.
It is tasked with collecting and assessing information on situations that might lead to genocide, and mandated to advise the Secretary-General and, through him, the Security Council, and make recommendations to prevent or halt genocide.
-0- PANA AA/SEG 18July2012
