Event reminder: Wednesday, 25 October, Diplomacy Room, 12:30-1:45.
Some information about Mr. João Honwana:
Former senior United Nations official João Honwana has joined the Diplomacy community, serving as the School’s Fall 2017 Sergio Vieira de Mello Endowed Visiting Chair in the Practice of Post-Conflict Diplomacy. With over 20 years of experience in conflict analysis, preventive diplomacy, mediation, Mr. Honwana served in a variety of positions at the U.N. From 2004 to 2006, he was the Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the U.N. Peacebuilding Support Office for Guinea-Bissau, then later worked as the Director of the Africa I and Africa II Divisions of the Department of Political Affairs between 2007 and 2016. Mr. Honwana’s experience in the critical field of preventive diplomacy ranges from mediation procedures to the facilitation of stakeholder discussions, illustrating his capacity to moderate differences among parties and channel their energy toward positive outcomes. He also possesses working knowledge of consulting with multilateral institutions and organizations such as the African Union, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and more.