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'''Anwarul Karim Chowdhury''' ({{lang-bn|আনোয়ারুল করিম চৌধুরী}}; born 5 February 1943) is a [[Bangladeshis|Bangladeshi]] diplomat most noted for his work on [[Economic development|development]] in the poorest nations, [[world peace|global peace]] and championing the [[women's rights|rights of women]] and [[children's rights|children]]. In a speech he gave in 2005, Chowdhury stated: "We should not forget that when women are marginalized, there is little chance for an open and participatory society."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lehman.cuny.edu/deanhum/womenstudies/pdf/Section5.pdf |title=The Role of Women in Peace-Building |website=Lehman College |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081203174827/http://www.lehman.cuny.edu/deanhum/womenstudies/pdf/Section5.pdf |archive-date=3 December 2008}}</ref> In his role as the leading United Nations Culture of Peace emissary, he said in May 2010 that peace efforts would continually fail until people embraced humanity's oneness.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2010/05/25/UN-envoy-No-peace-without-oneness/UPI-11091274789166/|title = U.N. Envoy: No peace without oneness}}</ref>

==Biography==
Chowdhury was appointed in March 2002 by the [[Secretary-General of the United Nations]] as [[Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations|Under-Secretary-General]] and [[United Nations Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States|High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States]].

In December 2003, Chowdhury was designated as the Secretary-General of the International Meeting for the ten-year review of the Barbados Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of the Small Island Developing States held in [[Mauritius]] from 10 to 14 January 2005. Chowdhury was also designated the Secretary-General of the International Ministerial Conference of Landlocked and Transit Developing Countries and the Donor Community on Transit Transport Cooperation held in [[Almaty]], [[Kazakhstan]] on 28–29 August 2003.

Prior to his appointment, Chowdhury completed his assignment (1996–2001) as [[Permanent Representative to the United Nations|Permanent Representative]] of Bangladesh to the United Nations in New York City. He also served as Bangladesh's Ambassador to [[Chile]], [[Nicaragua]], [[Peru]] and [[Venezuela]], as well as Bangladesh's High Commissioner to the [[Bahamas]] and [[Guyana]].

During his tenure as Permanent Representative, Chowdhury served as [[President of the United Nations Security Council|President]] of the [[United Nations Security Council|Security Council]], President of the United Nations Children's Fund ([[UNICEF]]) Executive Board and Vice-President of the [[United Nations Economic and Social Council|Economic and Social Council]] of the UN in 1997 and 1998. He had served for more than 10 years as the Coordinator for the Least Developed Countries in New York City. In May 2001, he led the negotiations on behalf of the least developed countries at the Third United Nations Conference on Least Developed Countries, which adopted the comprehensive Brussels Programme of Action for the present decade. Chowdhury also chaired the Fifth (Administrative and Budgetary) Committee of the [[United Nations General Assembly]] in 1997–1998. From 1990 to 1993, Chowdhury was the UNICEF Director for Japan, Australia and [[New Zealand]].

==Education==
Chowdhury was born in 1943 in [[Dhaka]], [[British India]] and joined the diplomatic service in 1967. He holds a Master of Arts degree in [[contemporary history]] and [[International relations theory|International Relations]] from the [[University of Dhaka]]. He has been a regular contributor to journals on [[peace]], development and human rights issues, and a speaker at academic institutions and other forums. He also served as an Adjunct Professor at the [[School of Diplomacy and International Relations|School of Diplomacy]], [[Seton Hall University]] of [[South Orange, New Jersey|South Orange]], New Jersey, the United States.

==Honours==
Chowdhury is the recipient of the [[U Thant]] Peace Award and UNESCO Gandhi Gold Medal for Culture of Peace. He is an Honorary Patron of the Committee on Teaching About the UN (CTAUN), New York. In March 2003, [[Sōka University|Soka University]] of Japan conferred on Chowdhury an honorary Doctorate for his work on women's issues, child rights and culture of peace as well as for the strengthening of the United Nations. His initiative in March 2000 as the President of the Security Council led to the adoption of the groundbreaking the [[United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325|UN Security Council Resolution 1325]] on the role of women in peace and security.

Chowdhury has been decorated by the [[Politics of Burkina Faso#Government|Government of Burkina Faso]] with the country's highest honour, L'Ordre Nacionale, on 18 June 2007 in Ouagadougou for his championship of the cause of the most vulnerable countries.

==Interfaith dialogue==
On 2 December 2008, Chowdury said: "Interfaith dialogue is absolutely essential, relevant, and necessary. ... If 2009 is to truly be the Year of Interfaith Cooperation, the UN urgently needs to appoint an interfaith representative at a senior level in the Secretariat."<ref>{{cite press release |date=10 December 2008 |title=UN Gathering Commemorates 60th Anniversary of Universal Declaration of Human Rights |url=http://www.christiannewswire.com/news/540668929.html |publisher=Universal Peace Federation |agency=Christian Newswire}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* In the Fall of 2007 Ambassador Chowdhury taught a week-long course at [[Soka University of America]] located in [[Aliso Viejo, California|Aliso Viejo]], California, the US on the theme of creating a "Culture of Peace".

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