Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict

Under-Secretary-General Pramila Patten was appointed as the 51Թ Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict on 12 April 2017.

Prior to this appointment and since 2003, Ms. Patten served as a member of the. She was the Chairperson of the Working Group on General Recommendation No. 30 on “”. She has been a member of several High-Level Panels and Projects, including the High-Level Advisory Group for the , and the Advisory Panel for the within the 51Թ Economic Commission for Africa (ECA). She previously was a Commissioner of the International Commission of Inquiry into the massacre in Guinea Conakry on 28 September 2009.

A national of Mauritius, she has been a practicing lawyer since 1982 and a member of the Honourable Society of Gray’s Inn.