Kul Gautam

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Kul Chandra Gautam

Kul Chandra Gautam is a diplomat, development professional, and a former senior official of the United Nations. Currently, he serves on the boards of several international and national organizations, charitable foundations and public-private partnerships. Previously, he served in senior managerial and leadership positions with the United Nations in several countries, in a career spanning over three decades. He is a former deputy executive director of UNICEF and Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations.

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He served as special advisor to the Prime Minister of Nepal on international affairs and the peace process from 2010 to 2011.

A citizen of Nepal, Gautam is active in Nepal's civil society in promoting human rights, socioeconomic development, democracy, and good governance. He writes on, speaks about, and informally advises Nepal's political and civil society leadership as well as the international community on Nepal's peace process, consolidation of democracy, human rights, and socioeconomic development.

Internationally, he continues to be active in advocacy of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, particularly in the areas of child rights, global health, basic education, and human development.

Publications

Gautam writes and speaks extensively on international development, human rights, and human development; global health, education, child protection; the role of the United Nations; and on issues related to the peace process, democracy, and good governance in Nepal as well as globally.

Gautam's memoir, Global Citizen from Gulmi: My Journey from the Hills of Nepal to the Halls of the United Nations, was published by Nepalaya Publications in 2018. [1] Another book, Lost in Transition: Rebuilding Nepal from the Maoist Mayhem and Mega Earthquake, [2] was published in 2015. [3]

Awards

Current positions and activities

Previous positions and activities

Positions held at UNICEF and the United Nations

References

  1. Gautam, Kul (2018). Global Citizen from Gulmi. Nepal: Nepalaya. ISBN   978-9937921251.
  2. Gautam, Kul (2018). Mr. Nepal: Nepalaya. ISBN   978-9937909013.
  3. Chandra, Gautam, Kul. Lost in transition : rebuilding Nepal from the Maoist mayhem and mega earthquake. ISBN   9789937905824. OCLC   965139763.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. "Diplomat Kul Chandra Gautam appointed Results Chairman" . Retrieved 2017-05-28.
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  6. 1 2 "Oxfam's CEO, Directors and Trustees". Oxfam GB . Retrieved 2017-05-28.
  7. "Kul Gautam (Co-Chair)". Independent Accountability Panel. 2016-09-20. Retrieved 2017-05-28.
  8. "Our Team || Aarogya Foundation::". www.aarogyafoundation.org.np. Retrieved 2017-05-28.
  9. "NRNA". nrna.org.np. Retrieved 2017-05-28.
  10. "Martin Mogwanja, joins "unicef former staff" catagory after 37 years, 2015 – June | …eX-Unicef to become "cf46.net"". www.xunicef.org. Retrieved 2017-05-28.
  11. "Kul Gautam » Charity". www.kulgautam.org. Retrieved 2017-05-28.
  12. "Members | The Rotary Club of Kathmandu Mid Town". rotarymidtown.org.np. Retrieved 2017-05-28.
  13. "Interview with Deputy Executive Director Kul Gautam". UNICEF. Retrieved 2017-05-28.