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Peter Hansen (born 2 June 1941 in
Aalborg Aalborg (, , ) is Denmark's fourth largest town (behind Copenhagen, Aarhus, and Odense) with a population of 119,862 (1 July 2022) in the town proper and an urban population of 143,598 (1 July 2022). As of 1 July 2022, the Municipality of Aalb ...
), a Danish national, was commissioner-general of the
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(UNRWA) from 1996 to 2005.


Academic career

After completing graduate and postgraduate studies in political science at
Aarhus University Aarhus University ( da, Aarhus Universitet, abbreviated AU) is a public research university with its main campus located in Aarhus, Denmark. It is the second largest and second oldest university in Denmark. The university is part of the Coimbra Gr ...
in 1966, Hansen joined the staff of the university as an
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in
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.


Diplomatic career

In 1978, Hansen joined the
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as assistant secretary-general for programme planning and coordination. Between 1985 and 1992, he served as assistant secretary-general and executive director of the United Nations Centre on Transnational Corporations. In March 1994, he took over the post of
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. During his UN tenure, he has served as
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of the organization's appointment and promotion board and various committees and as the secretary-general's representative to the
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. He also served as the special representative of the secretary-general to the ad hoc liaison committee established to follow up the
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in support of the
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peace process.


Commissioner-general of UNRWA

Hansen was appointed commissioner-general of UNRWA by UN Secretary-General
Boutros Boutros-Ghali Boutros Boutros-Ghali (; , ar, بطرس بطرس غالي ', ; 14 November 1922 – 16 February 2016) was an Egyptian politician and diplomat who served as the sixth Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN) from 1992 to 1996. An academic ...
on 20 January 1996 and took office on 1 March 1996. His term ended on 31 March 2005 and he retired from United Nations service.Unrwa head to go against his will
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, 20 January 2005. Accessed 6 December 2010. Hansen had been critical of Israeli actions, and UN sources said the US had opposed his reappointment.


See also

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List of Directors and Commissioners-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) is a relief and human development agency, providing education, health care, social services and emergency aid to over 4.7 million Palestine refugees living in J ...


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hansen, Peter 1941 births Living people 20th-century Danish diplomats 21st-century Danish diplomats UNRWA officials Under-Secretaries-General of the United Nations Aarhus University alumni Academic staff of Aarhus University Danish officials of the United Nations People from Aalborg