Bhupinder Singh Liddar
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DIPLOMATIC APPOINTMENTMinister of Foreign Affairs Pierre Pettigrew today announced the appointment of Bhupinder S. Liddar as Deputy Permanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and to the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) in Nairobi, Kenya.
October 31, 2005
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DIPLOMATIC APPOINTMENT Minister of Foreign Affairs Pierre Pettigrew today announced the appointme nt of Bhupinder S. Liddar as Deputy Permanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and to the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) in Nairobi, Kenya. The Deputy Permanent Representative to UNEP represents Canada’s views and policies to the Committee of Permanent Representatives, its sub-committees and to the management of the organization. The Deputy Permanent Representative provides strategic and tactical policy analysis and advice on the advancement of Canadian foreign policy and environmental objectives within the UNEP on such issues as conservation of biodiversity, restoring the ozone layer, and water and sanitation for development. As Deputy Permanent Representative for UN-Habitat, Mr. Liddar will work to bring an international perspective to the Government of Canada’s preparations for the World Urban Forum, which will be held in Vancouver next June on the 30th anniversary of the first Habitat conference in that city in 1976. The Deputy Permanent Representative to UN-Habitat also represents Canada’s views and policies to the Committee of Permanent Representatives, its sub-committees and to the management of UN-Habitat. - 30 - A biographical note on the appointee is attached. For further information, media representatives may contact:
James Christoff
Media Relations Office
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