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Harry Barnes, interim director of the Human Rights Program and special adviser at The Carter Center of Emory University (CCEU), has been named director of the Conflict Resolution Program, effective Aug. 1.
A former U.S. ambassador to Chile, India, and Romania, Mr. Barnes will coordinate the activities of the program's International Negotiation Network (INN), which combines third-party assistance, expert analysis and advice, and media attention to help resolve conflicts peacefully.
"The Conflict Resolution Program offers a unique and meaningful challenge as there are more than 30 wars and 100 conflicts being fought in the world today," Mr. Barnes said. "Initially, I plan to follow up on the issues addressed at The Carter Center's May 1994 INN consultation, which focused on conflicts in Burma, Haiti, Liberia, Nicaragua, and Zaire."
As interim director of the Human Rights Program, Mr. Barnes has worked on projects to strengthen the U.N. human rights system and to assist Ethiopia in establishing human rights standards.
"The Human Rights Program is helping governmental and nongovernmental organizations in Ethiopia look carefully at approaches that could substantially benefit the people of that country," Mr. Barnes said. "In addition, the work that The Carter Center and other NGOs did to support the creation of the new post of U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights hopefully can lead to a major institutional base for promoting and protecting human rights worldwide."
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