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Speaker: Louise Cottar, former coordinator of UN Post Conflict Needs Assessment in Somalia
We often hear about crises and conflicts in international relations. What does not receive enough attention is the processes of rebuiling and reconciliation that follow such conflicts. The UN has pursued post conflict needs assessment programmes in locations as diverse as Afghanistan, East Timor and Somalia. The Grimshaw Club is pleased to invite you to a lecture with Louise Cottar, a UN expert in this important but overlooked feild.
Born in England, Louise first went to Africa in 1989, visiting Kenya while studying for a degree in International Business. After Completing both her undergraduate and masters degrees, and after working in Europe, Louise returned in 1994 to worrk as the coordinator of a UN program in Somalia. Thrown in at Africa's 'deep end', Louise spent close to four years in one of the most dangerous countries to live and work, earning a reputation for excelling while taking adventurous and calculated risks.
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