Olara Otunnu

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Olara Otunnu

Olara A. Otunnu is a Uganda

Uganda

The Republic of Uganda is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by Tanzania....
n advocate for children's rights, and former Ambassador of Uganda to the UN, UN Under-Secretary General

Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations

An Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations is a senior official within the United Nations System, normally appointed by the United Nations General Assembly on the recommendation of the Secretary-General of the United Nations for a renewable term of four years....
and Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict (1997 – 2005), and President of the International Peace Academy

International Peace Institute

The International Peace Institute is an independent non-profit research and policy development institution based in New York. Its President is Terje R?d-Larsen, its Vice President Edward Luck, and its Board of Directors is chaired by Rita Hauser, Esq....
(1990 – 1998).

Otunnu has received several major awards, including the German Africa Prize (2002) and the Sydney Peace Prize

Sydney Peace Prize

The Sydney Peace Prize is awarded by the Sydney Peace Foundation, a non-for-profit organisation associated with the University of Sydney. The Sydney Peace Prize is the only International Peace Prize awarded in Australia....
(2005).