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New York, 10 February 2004
The United Nations Children's Fund, the Office of
the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the World Health Organization are
pleased to announce the selection of Ms. Amaya Gillespie as Director of the
Secretary-General's Study on Violence Against Children. Ms. Gillespie will
support Paulo Sergio Pinheiro, the Independent Expert directing the Study
for the Secretary-General.
Ms Gillespie, an Australian national, holds a Ph.D. in Adolescent Health
promotion, is currently Officer in Charge of the HIV/AIDS Unit at UNICEF's
Headquarters. She has worked extensively on education, including girls'
education; and in public health and health promotion, with a focus on
adolescents. Her experience includes work in East Asia and the Pacific. Ms
Gillespie will be based at the office of the Study in Geneva, and is
expected to take up her new assignment shortly.
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