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Klaauw takes charges as UNHCR’s representative in Bangladesh
DHAKA, March 8, 2021 (BSS) – Johannes van der Klaauw today took charges as
the representative of UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, in Bangladesh after
presenting his credentials to Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen.
Klaauw becomes UNHCR’s 11th representative in Bangladesh, a UNHCR press
release said.
Following the presentation of his credentials to the Foreign Minister,
Klaauw visited the Liberation War Museum in Dhaka to pay his respects and met
with the trustees of the Museum.
Klaauw, a national of the Netherlands, brings more than 25 years of
experience with UNHCR in diverse assignments around the world. Most recently,
he was the Deputy Humanitarian Coordinator in the Republic of Mali, where he
led efforts to support principled and effective humanitarian aid across the
country, for the displaced and vulnerable local populations.
He also served as Humanitarian Coordinator in Yemen. He began his career in
UNHCR at its Brussels office in 1995 and later served in senior positions in
Iran, Morocco, Yemen, Canada, and the South Caucasus (Armenia, Azerbaijan and
Georgia) as well as its Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.
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