Alan Doss, the Glossary
Alan Claude Doss (born 7 January 1945) is a British international civil servant who has spent his entire professional life in the service of the United Nations, working on peacekeeping, development and humanitarian assignments in Africa, Asia and Europe as well as at United Nations Headquarters in New York City.[1]
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29 relations: Bangkok, Benin, British people, Cambodia, Cardiff, Côte d'Ivoire, Civil service, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Geneva, Geneva Centre for Security Policy, Governance and Economic Management Assistance Program, Headquarters of the United Nations, Kofi Annan, Liberia, London School of Economics, Millennium Development Goals, MONUSCO, New York City, OECD, Order of St Michael and St George, Switzerland, United Nations, United Nations Border Relief Operation, United Nations Development Programme, United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire, United Nations Sustainable Development Group, Vietnam, Wales.
- People from Cardiff
Bangkok
Bangkok, officially known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand.
Benin
Benin (Bénin, Benɛ, Benen), officially the Republic of Benin (République du Bénin), and also known as Dahomey, is a country in West Africa.
British people
British people or Britons, also known colloquially as Brits, are the citizens of the United Kingdom, the British Overseas Territories, and the Crown dependencies.
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Cambodia
Cambodia, officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country in Mainland Southeast Asia.
Cardiff
Cardiff (Caerdydd) is the capital and largest city of Wales.
Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire, also known as Ivory Coast and officially known as the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa.
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Civil service
The civil service is a collective term for a sector of government composed mainly of career civil service personnel hired rather than elected, whose institutional tenure typically survives transitions of political leadership.
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), also known as the DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, Congo-Zaire, or simply either Congo or the Congo, is a country in Central Africa.
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Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (born Ellen Eugenia Johnson, 29 October 1938) is a Liberian politician who served as the 24th president of Liberia from 2006 to 2018.
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Geneva
Geneva (Genève)Genf; Ginevra; Genevra.
Geneva Centre for Security Policy
The Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP) is an international foundation that was established in 1995 under Swiss law to "promote the building and maintenance of peace, security and stability".
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Governance and Economic Management Assistance Program
The Governance and Economic Management Assistance Program (GEMAP) is an effort, started September 2005, by the Liberian government and the international community, via the International Contact Group on Liberia (ICGL) to reshape the fundamentally broken system of governance that contributed to 23 years of conflict in Liberia.
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Headquarters of the United Nations
The headquarters of the United Nations (UN) is on of grounds in the Turtle Bay neighborhood of Midtown Manhattan in New York City.
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Kofi Annan
Kofi Atta Annan (8 April 193818 August 2018) was a Ghanaian diplomat who served as the seventh secretary-general of the United Nations from 1997 to 2006.
Liberia
Liberia, officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast.
London School of Economics
The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) is a public research university in London, England, and amember institution of the University of London.
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Millennium Development Goals
In the United Nations, the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were eight international development goals for the year 2015 created following the Millennium Summit, following the adoption of the United Nations Millennium Declaration.
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MONUSCO
The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or MONUSCO, an acronym based on its French name, is a United Nations peacekeeping force in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) which was established by the United Nations Security Council in resolutions 1279 (1999) and 1291 (2000) to monitor the peace process of the Second Congo War, though much of its focus subsequently turned to the Ituri conflict, the Kivu conflict and the Dongo conflict.
New York City
New York, often called New York City (to distinguish it from New York State) or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States.
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OECD
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD; Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques, OCDE) is an intergovernmental organisation with 38 member countries, founded in 1961 to stimulate economic progress and world trade.
Order of St Michael and St George
The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is a British order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince of Wales (the future King George IV), while he was acting as prince regent for his father, King George III.
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Switzerland
Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe.
United Nations
The United Nations (UN) is a diplomatic and political international organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and serve as a centre for harmonizing the actions of nations.
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United Nations Border Relief Operation
The United Nations Border Relief Operation (UNBRO) was a donor-nation funded relief effort for Cambodian refugees and others affected by years of warfare along the Thai-Cambodian border.
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United Nations Development Programme
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)Programme des Nations unies pour le développement, PNUD is a United Nations agency tasked with helping countries eliminate poverty and achieve sustainable economic growth and human development.
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United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire
The United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI) (Opération des Nations Unies en Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI)) was a UN-NATO peacekeeping mission in Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) whose objective was "to facilitate the implementation by the Ivorian parties of the peace agreement signed by them in January 2003" (which aimed to end the Ivorian Civil War).
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United Nations Sustainable Development Group
The United Nations Sustainable Development Group (UNSDG), previously the United Nations Development Group (UNDG), is a consortium of 36 United Nations funds, programmes, specialized agencies, departments and offices that play a role in development.
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Vietnam
Vietnam, officially the (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of about and a population of over 100 million, making it the world's fifteenth-most populous country.
Wales
Wales (Cymru) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.
See also
People from Cardiff
- Ada Vachell
- Adam Phillips (psychologist)
- Alan Doss
- Alice Jane Green
- Amy Hawkins
- Angela Kwok
- Ann Cotton
- Anne Beauchamp, 15th Countess of Warwick
- Betty Laine
- Bob Kucera
- Caroline Lowder Downing
- Charles Gough Howell
- Colin Riordan
- David Hurn
- Dorcas Erbery
- Eileen Rees
- Elkka
- Emily Rose Bleby
- Eva Clarke
- Gaz Oakley
- Geoffrey Chamberlain
- Gertrude de Ferranti
- Hanef Bhamjee
- Henry Morgan
- Ian Willmore
- Ifor Bach
- Jean McFarlane, Baroness McFarlane of Llandaff
- John Ballinger (librarian)
- Judith Hockaday
- Julian Hodge
- Keith Mackintosh
- Kenneth Jones (judge)
- List of people from Cardiff
- Manon Antoniazzi
- Margaret Auld
- Margaret Purves
- Mathew Bevan
- Meredydd Hughes
- Najla El Mangoush
- Peter Phillips (businessman)
- Philip Jennings (trade unionist)
- Richard Lloyd-Jones
- Robert Rogers, Baron Lisvane
- Roy Evans (table tennis)
- Solomon Andrews (businessman)
- Thomas brothers (mediums)
- Victoria Scone
- Vivian Ridler
- Yasmin Yusuff
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Doss
Also known as Alan Claude Doss.