The Board of Security Council Report decided in September 2005 to establish an International Advisory Group to:
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Provide structured feedback to SCR on the effectiveness and relevance of SCR products and recommendations for improvement;
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Assist SCR to build relationships and linkages and facilitate high level access and contacts;
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Provide ad hoc advice, on an individual or collective basis, related to specific issues or situations within the expertise of the member or members concerned; and
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To advocate on behalf of SCR, in support of its mission and vision, and draw attention of decision makers and potential future donors to its work and products.
MEMBERSHIP
Ambassador Wegger Strømmen (Chair)
Ambassador of Norway to the United States and former Permanent Representative of Norway to the United Nations in Geneva and New York
Dr. Adekeye Adebajo
Executive Director, Centre for Conflict Resolution, University of Cape Town
Prince Zeid Ra'ad Zeid Al-Hussein
Ambassador of Jordan to the United States and former Permanent Representative of Jordan to the United Nations in New York
Dr. Emilio J. Cárdenas
Senior Adviser, Scowcroft Group and former Permanent Representative of Argentina to the United Nations (1992-1997)
Professor Jorge Castañeda
Global Distinguished Professor of Politics and Latin American Studies at New York University and former Foreign Minister of Mexico (2000-2003)
Louise Fréchette
Senior Fellow of the Centre for International Governance Innovation and former Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations
Elisabeth Lindenmayer
Adjunct Professor and Interim Director of UN Studies, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University and former Deputy Chef de Cabinet of the Secretary-General of the United Nations
Dean Kishore Mahbubani
Dean of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore and former Permanent Representative of Singapore to the United Nations
Ram Manikkalingam
Senior Advisor to the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue in Geneva and former Senior Adviser to the President of Sri Lanka
Lt. Gen. Satish Nambiar
Director, The United Service Institution of India; former Deputy Chief of Staff of the Indian Army and the former Force Commander of the UN Protection Force in the former Yugoslavia
Ambassador Thomas Pickering
Former Senior Vice President of International Relations of the Boeing Company and former Permanent Representative of the US to the UN (1989-1992)
Ambassador Allan Rock
Queen's Counsel, Sutts Strosberg LLP and former Permanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations (2004-2006)
Yvette Stevens
Former UN Assistant Emergency Relief Coordinator and Director of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Geneva
DISTINGUISHED ASSOCIATED ADVISERS
H.E. Danilo Türk, President of the Republic of Slovenia and former member of the International Advisory Group, was elected to office in November 2007 and continues his association with Security Council Report in an informal capacity. Click here to link to his blog.
TERMS of REFERENCE
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