Bilgé Ögün Bassani is the chief executive officer of the

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(FXB International), a Swiss-based foundation and NGO whose stated mission is to fight poverty and the spread of HIV/AIDS, among other things. Bilgé Bassani was born in

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, Turkey. Prior to joining FXB, she worked at the

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for more than 20 years, most recently as deputy executive director and director of programmes for the United Nations Fund for International Partnerships (UNFIP). UNFIP was established by the

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to work with the UN Foundation for channeling

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's US$1 billion contribution to support UN causes. After joining the UN in 1983 she served as UNICEF Representative in

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, Rwanda, and as the Deputy Regional Director of the Geneva Regional Office. Prior to that, she worked with

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USA as the regional director for Africa and the Middle East.

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