Pierre Krähenbühl

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Pierre Krähenbühl (2019)

Pierre Krähenbühl (born January 8, 1966 in Geneva ) is a Swiss diplomat.

Life

Krähenbühl studied political science and international relations at the University of Geneva . After graduating ( MA , 1991), Krähenbühl worked in the field of humanitarian aid, development and human rights. Before 1991 he had been the Communication and Reporting Officer for the Lutheran World Federation in Venezuela , Haiti and Ethiopia .

Work for the ICRC (1991 to 2013)

Since 1991, Pierre Krähenbühl has worked in various functions for the International Committee of the Red Cross . His work took him to El Salvador , Peru , Afghanistan and Bosnia-Herzegovina . In 1998 he became operational manager for Central and Southeastern Europe. From 2000 to 2002 he was personal advisor to the then President Jakob Kellenberger . Since 2001 he has been the ICRC's head of operations.

General Commissioner of UNRWA (2013 to 2019)

On November 20, 2013, the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon appointed Krähenbühl Commissioner General of the United Nations Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Middle East (UNRWA). He became Filippo Grandi's successor . Krähenbühl took office on March 30, 2014. In 2017 he was confirmed in this office for another three years. In November 2019, he resigned after allegations of nepotism and abuse of power.

Private

Pierre Krähenbühl is married and has three children.

Controversy

According to an internal report by the ethics department of UNRWA, which was leaked to the media in summer 2019, current and former members of the top management of UNRWA, and especially Pierre Krähenbühl, are accused of various misconduct. An investigation by the office for internal supervisory services had been initiated after a statement by Krähenbühl.

The internal investigation report was also leaked to the AFP news agency . New allegations are directed primarily against a small number of foreign executives, including against Krähenbühl himself. Switzerland has suspended its payments until the allegations have been clarified by UNRWA. This is a symbolic step in that the contribution for 2019 has already been transferred and the UNRWA report should be available by 2020.

Web links

Commons : Pierre Krähenbühl  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

literature

  • Personal details . In: United Nations Issue 1 (2014), p. 32 f. ( online )

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Secretary-General Appoints Pierre Krähenbühl of Switzerland Commissioner-General of UNRWA. In: UNRWA. November 21, 2013, accessed July 22, 2019 .
  2. ↑ https://www.nzz.ch/meinung/unrwa-der-ruecktritt-von-pierre-kraehenbuehl-ist-eine-chance-ld.1520505
  3. ↑ https://www.srf.ch/news/international/pierre-kraehenbuehl- geht-abrupter-abgang-des-ranghoechsten-schweizers-im-uno- apparat
  4. ↑ Ian Williams: Ethics report accuses UNRWA leadership of abuse of power aljazeera.com , July 29, 2019
  5. ↑ a b Violent allegations against the head of the UN Palestinian Relief Organization - Switzerland temporarily suspends payments . ( sda / afp ) / fab, NZZ July 30, 2019
personal data
SURNAME Krähenbühl, Pierre
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss diplomat
DATE OF BIRTH January 8, 1966
PLACE OF BIRTH Geneva