advisory council

Ambassador Anwarul K. Chowdhury

President,
GPEN Advisory Council
Founder, Global Movement for the Culture of Peace, New York.

Former Under-Secretary and High Representative of the United Nations

anwarulc@hotmail.com

Ambassador Dr. Khalid Ghanim Al Ghaith, Ph.D. (HC) 

Secretary General, Higher Committee on Human Fraternity, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Professor Ouided Bouchamaoui D. HC, L.H.D., MPA 

Nobel Peace Laureate- 2015;

Professor of Practice of Diplomacy and Conflict Resolution, NYU Abu Dhabi

Dr.  Doudou Diène,
L.D., Ph.D. 

Vice President, Scientific Committee of the UNESCO Project of Enslaved People, Paris.  Former UN Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Racism

Dr. Francisco Rojas Aravena, Ph.D.

Rector, University for Peace.  San Jose, Costa Rica 

Professor Karim Errouaki Ph.D.

High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Human Rights of the UNACCC to the European Union;
GPEN Special Envoy for Multilateral Diplomacy; 2024 Nelson Mandela International Peace Prize

Kehkashan Basu, M.S.M., MBA  

Founder and President, Green Hope Foundation, Toronto. 

Forbes 30 Under 30; United Nations Human Rights Champion

Dr. Garry Jacobs, Ph.D.

President and CEO, World Academy of Art & Science, World University Consortium, Pondicherry, India

Dr. Prem Rawat, D.Litt. (HC) 

Founder, The Prem Rawat Foundation, Peace Education Program, Los Angeles

Professor Edward Nell, D.Phil  

Professor Emeritus,
The New School, New York

David Weinberg, J.D. Chief Executive Officer,
GPEN, New York

david@globalpeaceeducation.com

in memorium-

Federico Mayor Zaragoza, Ph.D

First President of GPEN's Advisory Council.

Former Director General, UNESCO