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Bo Schack is a Danish lawyer. On 5 January 2010 he was appointed by the [[United Nations]] Secretary-General [[Ban Ki-moon]] as Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General in the [[Central African Republic]]. This appointment is in addition to the nominations in October 2009 as the [[United Nations]] Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator, as well as UNDP Resident Representative in the country. Since 1985 he has been working for United Nations primarily in the humanitarian field. |
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Biography |
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Schack has a great experience in the issues relating to development, humanitarian-assistance and leadership. This will be an asset for the newly established United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in the Central African Republic (BINUCA)at a crucial period as the country prepares for legislative and presidential elections. |
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Bo Schack finished his Law Degree from the University of Copenhagen in 1982. He joined the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) in August 1985 after having worked as an Associate Attorney in Copenhagen and with the Danish Ministry of Industry. In addition between 1983 and 1984 he studied International Law at the European College in Bruges, Belgium and obtained in 1998 a Master's Degree in Business Administration (MBA) from the Open University Business School, United Kingdom. |
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Before this appointment, he held various senior positions with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees [[UNHCR]], such as UNHCR Representative in [[Burundi]], from August 2007 to June 2009, and Chief of the Policy Unit in the Europe Bureau at UNHCR Headquarters in [[Geneva]], from July 2003 to July 2007. At the beginning of his career, he also served as Deputy Chief of the UNHCR Mission in [[Tehran]], [[Iran]], and as Senior Protection Officer with UNHCR in [[Sri Lanka]] and the former [[Yugoslavia]]. |
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Between 1985 and until the appointment as Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General Bo Schack was working for UNHCR in a number of legal and protection oriented functions starting in Senegal, (1985 to 1988), Hong Kong, (1988 to 1991), UNHCR Headquarters, Asia Bureau, (1991 to 1994), the UNHCR Special Operation in the former Yugoslavia (1994 to 1997), Sri Lanka (1997 to 2000). In 2000 he was appointed to Iran as the Deputy Representative before after a three years assignment being appointed in 2003 as Head of the Policy Unit, Europe Bureau, UNHCR Headquarters. From 2007 to 2009 he was the UNHCR Representative in Burundi. The years with UNHCR allowed Bo Schack important humanitarian and management experience from a number of regions in the world. The functions were mainly associated with negotiations involving all those affected by or involved in refugee situations, internal displacement and repatriation operations. In particular this has been related to the status and treatment of refugees and internally displaced, access for humanitarian assistance, negotiations on agreements linked to voluntary repatriation and return of displaced. The responsibilities took a turn towards more broader UN involvement in 2007 with the focus in Burundi on more development oriented reintegration programmes for Burundian refugees coming home from primarily Tanzania. |
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Schack holds a law degree from the University of [[Copenhagen]], and a master’s in business administration from the Open University of the [[United Kingdom]]. |
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This extensive experience in the many areas of the United Nations work will be important for his functions in the Central African Republic within the newly established Office of the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in the Central African Republic (BINUCA). The primary role of the United Nations in the country being linked to the further initiatives for the consolidation of the peace, the support to the government in development of the country as well as coordinating the continuing humanitarian assistance being provided by UN Agencies and non-governmental organisations (NGOs). |
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He was born in 1955, married with three children. |
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Publication |
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INTEGRATING PROTECTION AND ASSISTANCE WORKING WITH INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS. |
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Schack Refugee Survey Quarterly. 2000; 19: 101-109. http://rsq.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/reprint/19/2/101.pdf |
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He was born in 1955 |
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==External links == |
==External links == |
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*[http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2009/sga1214.doc.htm UN Biography Bo Schack] |
*[http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2009/sga1214.doc.htm UN Biography Bo Schack] |
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Peacebuilding Commission Burundi Configuration, Chairman’s Summary, Thematic Meeting on Land Issues in Burundi, 27 May 2008 |
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http://www.un.org/peace/peacebuilding/Country-Specific%20Configurations/Burundi/Chairmen's%20summary%2027May2008.pdf |
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TSR.ch, Mise au point, 24 September 2006 |
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http://www.tsr.ch/tsr/index.html?siteSect=500000&bcid=443415#vid=7094502 |
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LE SIECLE DES MIGRATIONS. 5e édition du festival international du film forum sur les droits humains. Retransmission du débat 12 mars 2007 suite à la projection de "EL EJIDO, LA LOI DU PROFIT de Jawad Rhalib". |
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http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7273270774473034877# |
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Revision as of 14:20, 6 February 2010
 | This article contains close paraphrasing of non-free copyrighted sources. (January 2010) |
Bo Schack is a Danish lawyer. On 5 January 2010 he was appointed by the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon as Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General in the Central African Republic. This appointment is in addition to the nominations in October 2009 as the United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator, as well as UNDP Resident Representative in the country. Since 1985 he has been working for United Nations primarily in the humanitarian field.
Biography
Bo Schack finished his Law Degree from the University of Copenhagen in 1982. He joined the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) in August 1985 after having worked as an Associate Attorney in Copenhagen and with the Danish Ministry of Industry. In addition between 1983 and 1984 he studied International Law at the European College in Bruges, Belgium and obtained in 1998 a Master's Degree in Business Administration (MBA) from the Open University Business School, United Kingdom.
Between 1985 and until the appointment as Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General Bo Schack was working for UNHCR in a number of legal and protection oriented functions starting in Senegal, (1985 to 1988), Hong Kong, (1988 to 1991), UNHCR Headquarters, Asia Bureau, (1991 to 1994), the UNHCR Special Operation in the former Yugoslavia (1994 to 1997), Sri Lanka (1997 to 2000). In 2000 he was appointed to Iran as the Deputy Representative before after a three years assignment being appointed in 2003 as Head of the Policy Unit, Europe Bureau, UNHCR Headquarters. From 2007 to 2009 he was the UNHCR Representative in Burundi. The years with UNHCR allowed Bo Schack important humanitarian and management experience from a number of regions in the world. The functions were mainly associated with negotiations involving all those affected by or involved in refugee situations, internal displacement and repatriation operations. In particular this has been related to the status and treatment of refugees and internally displaced, access for humanitarian assistance, negotiations on agreements linked to voluntary repatriation and return of displaced. The responsibilities took a turn towards more broader UN involvement in 2007 with the focus in Burundi on more development oriented reintegration programmes for Burundian refugees coming home from primarily Tanzania.
This extensive experience in the many areas of the United Nations work will be important for his functions in the Central African Republic within the newly established Office of the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in the Central African Republic (BINUCA). The primary role of the United Nations in the country being linked to the further initiatives for the consolidation of the peace, the support to the government in development of the country as well as coordinating the continuing humanitarian assistance being provided by UN Agencies and non-governmental organisations (NGOs).
He was born in 1955, married with three children.
Publication
INTEGRATING PROTECTION AND ASSISTANCE WORKING WITH INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS. Schack Refugee Survey Quarterly. 2000; 19: 101-109. http://rsq.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/reprint/19/2/101.pdf
External links
Peacebuilding Commission Burundi Configuration, Chairman’s Summary, Thematic Meeting on Land Issues in Burundi, 27 May 2008 http://www.un.org/peace/peacebuilding/Country-Specific%20Configurations/Burundi/Chairmen's%20summary%2027May2008.pdf
TSR.ch, Mise au point, 24 September 2006 http://www.tsr.ch/tsr/index.html?siteSect=500000&bcid=443415#vid=7094502
LE SIECLE DES MIGRATIONS. 5e édition du festival international du film forum sur les droits humains. Retransmission du débat 12 mars 2007 suite à la projection de "EL EJIDO, LA LOI DU PROFIT de Jawad Rhalib". http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7273270774473034877#