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Nations, serving first as Director of the International Research and Training Institute
for the Advancement of Women (INSTRAW) in Santo Domingo then as Director of
the Division for the Advancement of Women (DAW) at UN headquarters in New
York. In August 2003, she was appointed by the UN Human Rights Commission as
Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women, its Causes and Consequences.
Professor Ertürk’s areas of interest include human rights, identity politics and violence
against women, globalization, population movements, labour use patterns and women
in development. She received her PhD degree in development sociology from Cornell
University in 1980.
MR. SCOTT HUBLI
Director, Governance Programs, National Democratic Institute
for International Affairs
Scott Hubli serves as Director for NDI’s Governance Programs, providing technical
support to NDI’s legislative strengthening, public integrity, rule of law, and local
governance programs worldwide. In this capacity, Mr. Hubli advises NDI staff on
governance program strategy, design, implementation and evaluation; he also develops
and maintains a pool of pro bono experts and trainers on governance issues. Since
joining NDI in November 2000, Mr. Hubli has conducted legislative assessment and
training missions in over 20 countries.
Mr. Hubli received his Juris Doctor degree with Honors from the University of
Wisconsin Law School, and holds a Masters of Public Policy and Administration from
the Robert M. La Follette Institute of Public Affairs. Prior to joining NDI, Mr. Hubli
had served as a Senior Technical Advisor on a USAID project to strengthen the
Palestinian Legislative Council; as Legislative Counsel for the Wisconsin State
Legislature, and as an associate with the New York law firm of Debevoise and
Plimpton.
MR. FRANCIS KPATINDÉ
Senior Regional Public Information Officer, United Nations High Commission
for Refugees
In 1986, Francis Kpatindé joined Jeune Afrique magazine as a journalist. He worked
with the United Nations assistance mission in Haiti in 1993 and on the first postapartheid
elections in South Africa in 1994. Between March 1995 and October 1997,
Mr. Kpatindé served as spokesperson for Africa in the Office of the United Nations
High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) before returning to Jeune Afrique as one
of the magazine’s editors-in-chief. Since May 2005, he is the Senior Regional Public
Information Officer for UNHCR in West Africa. Mr. Kpatindé holds a DESS degree
in Diplomacy and Administration of International Organisations from the University
of Paris XI.