Carolyn McAskie

Overview

Carolyn McAskie born Glasgow, Scotland December 15, 1946. Diplomat. Canadian diplomat, High Commissioner to Sri Lanka and Maldives, 1986-89. Emergency Relief Coordinator, 1999-2001; UN Humanitarian Envoy for humanitarian crisis in Cote d'Ivoire, 2003. Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator, 1999-2004; led UN Peacekeeping Burundi, 2004-06. UN Assistant Secretary General for Peacebuilding, heading new UN Peacebuilding Commission, 2006-08.

Quotations

“Peace talks are nearly always amongst those who fought the war, whereas they should be among those who will build the peace, the peacebuilders; and women are an important component of that. Women also need to be represented in post-conflict planning and governance to make sure that women's issues are addressed. The basic concept here is that if women aren't at the table, the chances of their issues being addressed are very low.” (quote and photo SGI Quarterly, Jan. 2011)