Beance Gawanas's guest appearances

Beance Gawanas

InspireHER series

Christine Bongard

Kelly Nagel

Debbie Hart

Meg Jones

Elizabeth Jewett

Madinah Ali

Aparna Mehrotra

Michele N. Siekerka

Catherine Milone

Lopa Banerjee

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In today's episode, we are joined by the most humble and amazing UN Under Secretary General and Special Adviser on Africa, Dr. Beance Gawanas. She took the time to interview despite being so busy with preparations for UNGA 2019. Ms. Gawanas was appointed in January 2018 as Special Adviser on Africa for the United Nations after having served as Commissioner for Social Affairs at the African Union Assembly of Heads of State and Government, from 2002 to 2012. She was a Commissioner on the Public Service Commission in Namibia from 1991 to 1996, and an Ombudswoman in the Namibian Government from 1996 to 2003. She has also been a lecturer in Gender Law at the University of Namibia, Director of the Board of the Central Bank of Namibia, and involved in many non-governmental organizations including Secretary-General of the Namibian National Women's Organization and patron of Namibian Federation of Persons with Disabilities. As Chairperson of the Law Reform Commission she oversaw the passage of the Married Persons' Equality Act. The commission also did extensive work on Rape Acts and other important laws that were eventually passed after her time. I hope you all are as inspired as I was in being around her. We do have this podcast on video and will publish it on Ladyship's blog soon. After listening to her, it reaffirmed the vision that I have set for Ladyship. Follow bienceg on Twitter to see her comment about Ladyship!

<p>In today's episode, we are joined by the most humble and amazing UN Under Secretary General and Special Adviser on Africa, Dr. Beance Gawanas. She took the time to interview despite being so busy with preparations for UNGA 2019. Ms. Gawanas was appointed in January 2018 as Special Adviser on Africa for the United Nations after having served as Commissioner for Social Affairs at the African Union Assembly of Heads of State and Government, from 2002 to 2012. She was a Commissioner on the Public Service Commission in Namibia from 1991 to 1996, and an Ombudswoman in the Namibian Government from 1996 to 2003. She has also been a lecturer in Gender Law at the University of Namibia, Director of the Board of the Central Bank of Namibia, and involved in many non-governmental organizations including Secretary-General of the Namibian National Women's Organization and patron of Namibian Federation of Persons with Disabilities. As Chairperson of the Law Reform Commission she oversaw the passage of the Married Persons' Equality Act. The commission also did extensive work on Rape Acts and other important laws that were eventually passed after her time. I hope you all are as inspired as I was in being around her. We do have this podcast on video and will publish it on Ladyship's blog soon. After listening to her, it reaffirmed the vision that I have set for Ladyship. Follow bienceg on Twitter to see her comment about Ladyship!</p>

InspireHER with Dr. Beance Gawanas, Under Secretary General and Special Adviser on Africa at the United Nations