David McLachlan-Karr
David McLachlan-Karr (born in 1961) of Australia is Deputy Special Representative[1] for the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo. He is also the United Nations[2] Resident Coordinator, and Humanitarian Coordinator in the Democratic Republic of the Congo[3]. He was appointed to this position by the United Nations Secretary-General on 27 June 2019.
Career
M. McLachlan-Karr[4] has 28 years of experience at the United Nations, including several in assignments in Africa[5], Asia and Latin America for UNDP and the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian[6] Affairs (OCHA).
Since November 2016, Mr. McLachlan-Karr has served as UN Resident Coordinator, Humanitarian Coordinator, and UNDP Acting Resident Representative in Jordan. Prior to that, Mr. McLachlan-Karr was seconded by the UN to the World Economic Forum in Geneva, where he served as Senior Advisor on Public-Private Partnerships, for the period 2015-2016. Before that, he was the UNDP Resident Coordinator and Resident Representative in Sierra Leone, Maldives, Papua New Guinea and Venezuela.
Prior to his UN first appointment in 1993, Mr. McLachlan-Karr spent eight years with the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs.
Education
Mr. McLachlan-Karr holds an M.A. in International Relations from the University of Cambridge, UK, and a B.A. in International Relations and Law from the University of Queensland, Australia.
References
- ↑ United Nations press release (2019-06-27). "Secretary-General Appoints David McLachlan-Karr of Australia Deputy Special Representative, United Nations Mission in Democratic Republic of Congo". Un.org.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "At least 20 people killed in attack on IDP site in DRC: UN". China Daily.
- ↑ "UN warns of worsening humanitarian situation in DRC". Associated Press. 2021-06-03.
- ↑ "David McLachlan-Karr condamne les violences meurtrières dans la province du Nord-Kivu". Radio Okapi. 2021-11-20.
- ↑ UN press release (2017-05-23). "M. David Mclachlan-Karr, de l'Australie, comme Représentant spécial adjoint en Guinée-Bissau". Un.org.
- ↑ "Humanitarian Coordinator in the Democratic Republic of the Congo condemns attacks on displaced people in Ituri". Pulse Nigeria.
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