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Alice Chow, United Kingdom
Geographic Information Officer
Length of time with DPKO: 3 years |
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For the past five years, I have served as the Deputy Secretary to the
Eritrea Ethiopia Boundary Commission, whose mandate is to delimit and demarcate the common border between the two states. Prior to joining the UN, I worked in the private sector to provide consulting services to state and local governments in the United States. In addition, as a New York State certified mediator, I provide mediation services to promote peaceful resolution of disputes. |
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Susie Busch, Australia
Planning Officer, Medical Support Section
Length of time with DPKO: 6 months |
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| | I accepted a position at the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) in 2006, following a short appointment with the UN Joint Logistic Centre in post-earthquake Pakistan. Prior to the Pakistan appointment I commanded the Australian Army School of Administration and Health. I have a broad military background which includes service in Logistics, Operations, Intelligence and Training, and I have deployed in a military capacity to Rwanda (UNAMIR) and East Timor (UNTAET). I was involved in planning support operations in Iraq, Afghanistan and The Solomons. I held a fellowship position at the United States Armed Forces Medical Intelligence Centre in 1999-2000, during which time I developed and published operational health support policies for deployed forces in Kosovo. I hold a Masters in Management – Defense and Strategic Studies and
Post Graduate Diplomas in Humanitarian Assistance, Logistics Management and Women’s Health. I am currently completing a Masters in International Relations. |
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Fabiola de Freitas, Brazil
Team Leader, Influenza Pandemic Preparedness Team (IPPT)
Length of time with DPKO: 8 years serving in
DPKO administered field operations |
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| | Born and raised in Brazil, I decided early on that a career in the international arena was what I wanted to pursue. My professional qualifications include more than 20 years work experience in responsible positions including relevant practice in the fields of diplomacy, peace and security, policy, human rights, elections, dispute resolution, police reform, management and administration. I have extensive United Nations experience and have served in UN peaceoperations in Haiti (MICIVIH), South Africa (UNOMSA), Bosnia & Herzegovina (UNMIBH), East Timor (UNTAET), Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) and Liberia (UNMIL). I have also worked at the New York Office of the UN Centre for Human Rights as a Human Rights Officer and at the Department of Political Affairs (Security Council Subsidiary Organs Branch), as a Political Affairs Officer. Prior to my service with the United Nations, I was with the Brazilian Foreign Service and served as Political and Administrative Officer in Senegal and New York, respectively. I have a Master’s degree in Political Science (Latin America) Politics from New York University and Environmental Management from Tuft’s University (UNEP
Fellowship). I have a Bachelor’s degree in International Relations, from University of Brasilia. I have joined LSD in September 2006 as the Team Leader of the DPKO Influenza Pandemic Preparedness Team in charge of leading, planning, managing and coordinating the development of plans and guidelines for addressing a possible influenza pandemic or other large scale emergency affecting DPKO staff at HQ and in the field. My work has a great impact in the lives of both UN peacekeeping troops and DPKO staff by ensuring that missions have comprehensive contingency plans to ensure continuity of operations by minimizing the impact of a pandemic other diseases or crisis on the mission’s staff and recognized dependents through the provision of medical and non-medical interventions. |
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