Binay Ranjan Sen.
Binay Ranjan Sen ( Bengali বিনয় রঞ্জন সেন , Binaẏ Rañjan Sen; born January 1, 1898 in Dibrugarh , Assam ; † June 12, 1993 in Kolkata , West Bengal ) was an Indian diplomat . From 1956 to 1967 he was Director General of the World Food Organization FAO . Building on his experience as government commissioner during the 1942–1943 famine in Bengal , he did a lot to transform the FAO from a data-collecting information center into a decisive force against hunger in the world.
He studied at the University of Calcutta and Oxford . In Bengal he began his career in the civil service of India. He soon recognized the importance of hunger and malnutrition as defining issues in the modern world. In many functions he devoted his activity to the relief and fight against hunger.
As a member of the first Indian delegation to the United Nations in 1947 and as ambassador to the United States , Italy , Yugoslavia , Japan and Mexico , he always drew attention to the world's food situation. Sen worked on a large number of FAO projects before he was elected Director General in 1956 . In 1960, Sen launched the "Freedom from Hunger" campaign, which led to the 1963 World Food Congress in Washington, DC , one of the first and most important global conventions on the subject, to which more than 100 countries sent representatives.
Honors
In 1970 he was awarded the Padma Vibhushan , the second highest order in India, for his services .
Web links
- Obituary in the New York Times
- The BRSen Award - 1
- The BRSen Award - 2
- The second World Food Congress in The Hague, 16. – 30. June 1970
- Welthungerhilfe Germany
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sen, Binay Ranjan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Indian diplomat |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 1, 1898 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dibrugarh , Assam |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 12, 1993 |
| Place of death | Kolkata , West Bengal |