Ambassador Anwarul K. Chowdhury

Ambassador Anwarul K. Chowdhury

Ambassador Anwarul Chowdhury is a former Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations from 2002 to 2007 and former Ambassador of Bangladesh to the UN from 1996 to 2001. Ambassador Chowdhury’s legacy and leadership in advancing the best interest of the global community are boldly imprinted in his pioneering initiatives at the United Nations General Assembly in 1999 for adoption of the landmark Declaration and Programme of Action on a Culture of Peace. As a career diplomat, Permanent Representative to United Nations, President of the UN Security Council, President of UNICEF Board, UN Under-Secretary-General, UNESCO Gandhi Gold Medal for Culture of Peace, Spirit of the UN Award and recipient of the U Thant Peace Award, AmbassadChowdhury has a wealth of experience in the critical issues of our time – peace, sustainable development, and human rights. And Ambassador Chowdhury has been a tireless advocate for the empowerment of Women in many ways such as through promoting UNSCR 1325.