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Curriculum Vitae - Lisbet Palme 99-01-2 1 /AK
C U R R 1 C U L U M V 1 T A E Mrs. Lisbet Palme
Psychologist, specialised on children Chairperson of the Swedish Committee for UNICEF (since Jan 1987)
May 1998 Assignment for the Organisation of African Unity, OAU to participate within an international expert group with the investigation of the genocide in Rwanda.
May 1997 Nomination as expert on the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child March 1997 Authorised by the Swedish Government to participate in the international follow-up work concerning the World Congress against Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children, held in Stockholm in August 1996.
Since 1986 Frequent guest speaker at national and international conferences concerning children, peace, development and anti-apartheid.
Actual member of. - The Swedish Child- and Youth Advisory Committee - The International Negotiation Network (INN) of Carter Centre's Conflict Resolution Program, Atlanta, USA - The Advisory Council of the Centre of Peace and Reconciliation of the Arias Foundation, Costa Rica
1995-96 Chairperson of the Swedish National Committee for the 1996 World Congress against Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children 1995-96 Member of the Eminent Persons Group of the UN Study on The Impact of Armed Conflict on Children, led by Graga Machel
1996 Member of the Swedish Delegation to Habitat 11 in Istanbul, Turkey (June) 1993-96 Vice-President of Childwatch Intemational-Network for Child Research, Norway
1995 Member of the Swedish Delegation to the 1Vth UN World Conference on Women, in Beijing, China (Sept)
1995 Member of the Swedish Delegation to the World Summit for Social Development, in Copenhagen (March)
1991-94 Member of the Special High-Level Council of the United Nations International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR)
1993 On 28 January, medal (Serafimerorden) received by the Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf for her work to improve the children's situation - both in Sweden and countries of the third world.
1990-91 Chairperson of the UNICEF Executive Board 1989-90 First Vice-Chairperson of the UNICEF Executive Board 1989-90 Member of the Swedish Committee for the International Literacy Year and member of the Swedish delegation to the World Conference for Education for all in Jomtien, Thailand.
1989 Chair of the Group of Eminent Women for Narnibian and African Refugee Women and Children, convened by the United Nation's Centre against Apartheid. In this capacity, Mrs. Palme also reported to the UN General Assembly Special Meeting on Apartheid in Dec. 1989, on the Group's first mission to Namibia.
1986 Appointed member to the Bureau of the Peace Forum of the Swedish Labour Movement.
1954-92 Employment at the Stockholm Welfare Service and its Social Districts in their work for children with special needs.
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