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'''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]].


He served as special adviser to the [[Prime Minister of Nepal]] on international affairs and the peace process from 2010 to 2011.
Mr. Kul Chandra Gautam is currently Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations and Deputy Executive Director of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) at its Headquarters in New York.<ref>www.unicef.org</ref>


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.
Mr. Gautam was the key senior UNICEF officer responsible for drafting the Declaration and Plan of Action of the 1990 World Summit for Children, the largest gathering of world leaders in history until that time. In May 2002 he led the organization of another major United Nations conference, the Special Session of the General Assembly on Children attended by 70 world leaders and thousands of child rights activists and civil society leaders, including celebrities and Nobel Prize Laureates.<ref>www.kulgautam.org</ref>

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.'''<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/9937921252/|title=Global Citizen from Gulmi|last=Gautam|first=Kul|publisher=Nepalaya|year=2018|isbn=978-9937921251|location=Nepal}}</ref>''' Another book, ''Lost in Transition: Rebuilding Nepal from the Maoist Mayhem and Mega Earthquake'',<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/9937909015|title=Mr|last=Gautam|first=Kul|publisher=Nepalaya|year=2018|isbn=978-9937909013|location=Nepal}}</ref> was published in 2015.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Lost in transition : rebuilding Nepal from the Maoist mayhem and mega earthquake|last=Chandra|first=Gautam, Kul|isbn=9789937905824|oclc=965139763}}</ref>

== Awards ==
* [https://www.peacecorpsconnect.org/articles/nepal-diplomat-receives-npcas-harris-wofford-award The 2018 Harris Wofford Global Citizen Award], conferred by the [[National Peace Corps Association|US National Peace Corps Association.]]
* [https://www.dartmouth.edu/~mlk/awards/sjaarchive.html Martin Luther King, Jr. Social Justice Award for Lifetime Achievement, conferred by] [https://www.dartmouth.edu/~mlk/awards/sjaarchive.html Dartmouth College, USA in 2009].
* [http://audreyhepburn.org/post/152551913776/kul-chandra-gautam The Audrey Hepburn Humanitarian Award], conferred by [http://audreyhepburn.org/post/152418773736/kul-chandra-gautam UNICEF USA in 2008]
* The Bal-Kavi (Child Poet-Laureate) Award, conferred by District Commissioner of Palpa, Nepal in 1964

== Current positions and activities ==
* Chair, [[Results (organisation)|RESULTS Inc]] and RESULTS Education Fund (USA)<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/news/2016-06-30/diplomat-kul-chandra-gautam-appointed-results-chairman.html|title=Diplomat Kul Chandra Gautam appointed Results Chairman|access-date=2017-05-28|language=en}}</ref>
* Chair, Arigatou International Council of Prayer and Action for Children (Japan/USA)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://prayerandactionforchildren.org/who-we-are|title=Prayer and Action for Children – World Day of Prayer and Action for Children – Who We Are|last=Mesa|first=Matthew|website=prayerandactionforchildren.org|language=en-gb|access-date=2017-05-28}}</ref>
* Chair, Programme Committee, [[Oxfam GB|OXFAM GB]] Council (UK)<ref name=Oxfam>{{Cite web|url=http://www.oxfam.org.uk/what-we-do/about-us/our-trustees|title=Oxfam's CEO, Directors and Trustees |publisher=[[Oxfam GB]]|language=en|access-date=2017-05-28}}</ref>
* Co-Chair, Independent Accountability Panel for Every Woman, Child and Adolescent (UN/WHO)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://iapewec.org/about/members/kul-gautam/|title=Kul Gautam (Co-Chair)|date=2016-09-20|work=Independent Accountability Panel|access-date=2017-05-28|language=en-US}}</ref>
* Vice-Chair, [[GoodWeave International]] (USA)
* Vice Chair, Aarogya (Health) Foundation (Nepal)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.aarogyafoundation.org.np/our-team|title=Our Team {{!}}{{!}} Aarogya Foundation::|website=www.aarogyafoundation.org.np|language=en|access-date=2017-05-28}}</ref>
* International Trustee, [[Religions for Peace]] (USA)
* Member, Steering Committee of the Fund to End Violence against Children
* Champion, [[Global Partnership for Education]]
* Advisor, Non-Resident Nepalese Association<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://nrna.org.np/article-patron_advisors|title=NRNA|website=nrna.org.np|access-date=2017-05-28}}</ref>
* Advisor, Nepal Public Health Foundation (Nepal)
* Advisor, Rato Bangla Educational Foundation (Nepal)
* Advisor, Retired UN Staff Association, Nepal<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.xunicef.org/2015/06/martin-mogwanja-joins-unicef-former-staff-catagory-after-37-years-2015-june/|title=Martin Mogwanja, joins "unicef former staff" {{Sic|cat|agory|hide=y}} after 37 years, 2015 – June {{!}} …eX-Unicef to become "cf46.net"|website=www.xunicef.org|language=en-US|access-date=2017-05-28}}</ref>
* Board Member, Madan Pustakalaya Foundation (Nepal)
* Patron, Hima Gautam Memorial Trust, [[Amarpur, Nepal|Amarpur]]-Gulmi (Nepal)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kulgautam.org/charity/|title=Kul Gautam » Charity|website=www.kulgautam.org|language=en-US|access-date=2017-05-28}}</ref>
* Past President, Rotary Club of Kathmandu Mid-town (Nepal)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://rotarymidtown.org.np/index.php/members/|title=Members {{!}} The Rotary Club of Kathmandu Mid Town|website=rotarymidtown.org.np|language=en-US|access-date=2017-05-28}}</ref>

== Previous positions and activities ==
* Chair, Programme Committee, [[Oxfam GB|OXFAM GB]] Council, (2014- 2018) (UK)<ref name=Oxfam/>
* Special Advisor to [[Prime Minister of Nepal]] on International Affairs and Peace Process (2010–11)
* Nepal's candidate for President of 66th session of UN General Assembly (2010–11)
* Chair, Gautam Buddha International Peace Award Committee, Nepal (2010–11)
* Chair of the Board, Citizens Bank International, Nepal (2010–11)
* Patron, Rollback Violence Campaign (Himsa Antya Abhiyan), Nepal (2009-2011)
* Champion, Global Partnership for Education (GPE)
* Chair/Member, Micronutrient Initiative, Canada (2001-2009)
* Chair, Audrey Hepburn Children's Fund (USA 2008-09)
* Chair, Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Geneva, (2005-2007)
* Member, Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI) Board (2004-2007)
* Member, Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) Board (2005–07)
* Member, Inter-faith Council for Ethics Education (2003–10)
* Member, Board of Governors of University of the World (USA), 2013–15
* Patron, Chance for Change: Inspiring Young Futures (Nepal/UK)
* Advisor, South Asia Food and Nutrition Security Initiative (World Bank)

== Positions held at UNICEF and the United Nations ==
*[[Assistant-Secretary-General of the United Nations|Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.unicef.org/about/who/index_24852.html|title=Interview with Deputy Executive Director Kul Gautam|work=UNICEF|access-date=2017-05-28|language=en-US}}</ref> Deputy Executive Director of UNICEF (2000–2007)
* Regional Director, UNICEF, for East Asia and the Pacific (1998–2000)
* Special Representative, UNICEF, India (1997)
* Director, UNICEF Programme Division, New York (1993–1996)
* Director, Planning and Coordination, UNICEF, New York (1989–1992)
* Chief, Latin America and the Caribbean, UNICEF, New York (1986–88)
* UNICEF Representative, Haiti (1983–86), and Laos (1979–82)
* UNICEF Programme Officer, Indonesia (1975–79), and Cambodia (1973–75)

==References==
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== External links ==
* {{Official website}}

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Latest revision as of 17:05, 21 December 2024

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.

He served as special adviser 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

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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

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Current positions and activities

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  • Chair, RESULTS Inc and RESULTS Education Fund (USA)[4]
  • Chair, Arigatou International Council of Prayer and Action for Children (Japan/USA)[5]
  • Chair, Programme Committee, OXFAM GB Council (UK)[6]
  • Co-Chair, Independent Accountability Panel for Every Woman, Child and Adolescent (UN/WHO)[7]
  • Vice-Chair, GoodWeave International (USA)
  • Vice Chair, Aarogya (Health) Foundation (Nepal)[8]
  • International Trustee, Religions for Peace (USA)
  • Member, Steering Committee of the Fund to End Violence against Children
  • Champion, Global Partnership for Education
  • Advisor, Non-Resident Nepalese Association[9]
  • Advisor, Nepal Public Health Foundation (Nepal)
  • Advisor, Rato Bangla Educational Foundation (Nepal)
  • Advisor, Retired UN Staff Association, Nepal[10]
  • Board Member, Madan Pustakalaya Foundation (Nepal)
  • Patron, Hima Gautam Memorial Trust, Amarpur-Gulmi (Nepal)[11]
  • Past President, Rotary Club of Kathmandu Mid-town (Nepal)[12]

Previous positions and activities

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  • Chair, Programme Committee, OXFAM GB Council, (2014- 2018) (UK)[6]
  • Special Advisor to Prime Minister of Nepal on International Affairs and Peace Process (2010–11)
  • Nepal's candidate for President of 66th session of UN General Assembly (2010–11)
  • Chair, Gautam Buddha International Peace Award Committee, Nepal (2010–11)
  • Chair of the Board, Citizens Bank International, Nepal (2010–11)
  • Patron, Rollback Violence Campaign (Himsa Antya Abhiyan), Nepal (2009-2011)
  • Champion, Global Partnership for Education (GPE)
  • Chair/Member, Micronutrient Initiative, Canada (2001-2009)
  • Chair, Audrey Hepburn Children's Fund (USA 2008-09)
  • Chair, Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Geneva, (2005-2007)
  • Member, Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI) Board (2004-2007)
  • Member, Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) Board (2005–07)
  • Member, Inter-faith Council for Ethics Education (2003–10)
  • Member, Board of Governors of University of the World (USA), 2013–15
  • Patron, Chance for Change: Inspiring Young Futures (Nepal/UK)
  • Advisor, South Asia Food and Nutrition Security Initiative (World Bank)

Positions held at UNICEF and the United Nations

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  • Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations,[13] Deputy Executive Director of UNICEF (2000–2007)
  • Regional Director, UNICEF, for East Asia and the Pacific (1998–2000)
  • Special Representative, UNICEF, India (1997)
  • Director, UNICEF Programme Division, New York (1993–1996)
  • Director, Planning and Coordination, UNICEF, New York (1989–1992)
  • Chief, Latin America and the Caribbean, UNICEF, New York (1986–88)
  • UNICEF Representative, Haiti (1983–86), and Laos (1979–82)
  • UNICEF Programme Officer, Indonesia (1975–79), and Cambodia (1973–75)

References

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  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.
  5. ^ Mesa, Matthew. "Prayer and Action for Children – World Day of Prayer and Action for Children – Who We Are". prayerandactionforchildren.org. Retrieved 2017-05-28.
  6. ^ a b "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.
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