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Virginia Gamba
Virginia Gamba
Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict
Professor Virginia Gamba was appointed Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict at the Under-Secretary-General level in April 2017. She served most recently as Assistant Secretary-General, Head of the Joint Investigative Mechanism Syria (SC Res 2235 and 2319). She previously served as Deputy to the High Representative for
Disarmament Affairs and Director of the Office for Disarmament Affairs. Past engagements with the United Nations include serving as Director of the Disarmament and Conflict Resolution Programme at the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research in Geneva (1992-1996).
Sessions by Virginia Gamba
Group Meeting Plenary Session Side Events Thematic Panel
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Room
Event
Session
Speakers
Tuesday, 17 May
12:30 14:15
Second stage
Thematic Panel
The panel discusses strategies to prevent child labour during/after a crisis, building on the ongoing humanitarian response and focusing specifically on children involved.