Elaine Valdov
Dr. Valdov is the Executive Director of The World Water Organization and the International Institute for a Culture of Peace and Development. She is also Secretary General of the Youth Assembly at the United Nations, bringing young adults from around the world to work together in helping to accomplish the UN Millennium Development Goals and acting Executive Director of the The World Energy Forum. As a peace and human rights activist, conflict resolution specialist, she lectures internationally and is best known for her work in championing and building initiatives worldwide, in support of the UN International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World.” She has been a director of mental health facilities and a trauma counselor in the US and countries around the world. Dr. Valdov has held many NGO positions at UN Headquarters, including: Chair, Executive Committee of NGOs Affiliated with the UNDPI; Secretary General, Medical Assembly at the UN; VP, Millennium NGO Forum. She also led a task force on Women Empowerment and Gender Equality and Chaired the UN NGO Committee on the University for Peace. Following Sept. 11, Dr. Valdov established programs in the US and abroad, to help families deal with man-made and natural crises. She was co-founder of “Kids Corner” and “Finding New Hope” – helping people deal with the trauma of terrorism. Dr. Valdov has received many esteemed awards from “Woman of the Year” to the Martin Luther King Hall of Fame Award.
External Links
The World Water Organization - http://www.theworldwater.org/
The World Energy Forum - http://www.theworldenergyforum.org/index.html
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