Benon Sevan
Benon V. Sevan was the head of the
United Nations' Oil-for-Food Programme, established in 1996 and charged with preventing
Iraq's government from using the proceeds from oil exports for anything but food, medicine and other items to benefit the civilian population.
Born into an
Armenian family in Cyprus, Sevan was educated at the prestigious Melkonian Educational Institute in Nicosia.
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Benon V. Sevan was the head of the
United Nations' Oil-for-Food Programme, established in 1996 and charged with preventing
Iraq's government from using the proceeds from oil exports for anything but food, medicine and other items to benefit the civilian population.
Born into an
Armenian family in Cyprus, Sevan was educated at the prestigious Melkonian Educational Institute in Nicosia.