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Interview with constitution building expert nicholas haysom
Nicholas Haysom (born 1952) is the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Sudan and South Sudan. Formerly, he was the Deputy Special Representative and subsequently, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan. He is a lawyer from South Africa who focuses on democratic governance, constitutional and electoral reforms and the reconciliation and peace process.
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- Interview with constitution building expert nicholas haysom
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- Education
- Career
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Why does the un think drug trafficking is funny nicholas haysom chuckles about heroin
Education
Haysom was schooled at Michaelhouse in Natal, South Africa, where he showed early promise. Subsequently, he studied at the University of Natal and the University of Cape Town and holds a degree in Law. In 2012, he also received an honorary doctorate from the University of Cape Town.
Career
Haysom has held high-level positions within both the United Nations and the Government of South Africa. During the period of 1999 to 2002, Haysom was involved in the Burundi peace talks and held the position as chair of the committee negotiating constitutional issues. Prior to joining the United Nations in 2005, he held the position of principal adviser to the mediator in the Sudanese Peace Process and as chief legal and constitutional adviser in the office of South African President Nelson Mandela. From 2005 to 2007, Haysom held the position of head of the Office of Constitutional Support for the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq. From 2007 to 2012, he held the position of director for Political, Peacekeeping and Humanitarian Affairs in the Executive Office of the United Nations Secretary-General.
In 2012, he was appointed by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon as Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General for the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and in 2014 he was appointed as Special Representative of the mission. Succeeding Haile Menkerios, he was appointed as Special Envoy for Sudan and South Sudan in March of 2016.
