Pramila Patten

Extracted Attributes

• Award

  Honorary doctor of the University Côte d'Azur

• Gender

  Female

• Occupation

  Barrister, Women's Rights Activist, United Nations Official

• Nationality

  Mauritian

• Current Rank

  Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations

• Date of Birth

  1958-06-29

• Place of Birth

  British Mauritius

• Current Position

  United Nations Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict

• Legal Affiliation

  Honourable Society of Gray’s Inn

• Legal Profession Start

  1982

Timeline

• Born in British Mauritius. (Source: Summary, Wikidata)

  1958-06-29

• Became a practicing lawyer. (Source: Web Search)

  1982

• Began serving as a member of International Women’s Rights Action Watch (until 2002). (Source: Web Search)

  1993

• Began serving as an Adviser in the Ministry of Women’s Rights, Child Development and Family Welfare of Mauritius (until 2004). (Source: Web Search)

  2000

• Began serving as a member of the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) (until 2017). (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  2003

• Served as a commissioner appointed by the United Nations Secretary-General to the International Commission of Inquiry into the Massacre in Guinea Conakry. (Source: Web Search)

  2009

• Began serving as a member of the Advisory Panel. (Source: Web Search)

  2010

• Began serving as a member of the Advisory Committee of the Due Diligence Framework Project (until 2014). (Source: Web Search)

  2012

• Began serving as a member of the High-Level Advisory Group for the Global Study on Implementation of UN Security Council resolution 1325 (2000) on women, peace and security. (Source: Web Search)

  2014

• Appointed as the United Nations Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict and Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations, succeeding Margot Wallström and Zainab Bangura. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  2017-04-12

• Delivered the Jonathan I. Charney Distinguished Lecture in International Law at Vanderbilt University, titled 'Evolution and Impact of the Mandate on Conflict-Related Sexual Violence'. (Source: Web Search)

  2022-11-10

Pramila Patten

Pramila Patten (; born 29 June 1958) is a Mauritian barrister, women's rights activist, and United Nations official, who currently serves as the United Nations Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict and Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations; she was appointed in 2017. Her office was established by Security Council Resolution 1888, introduced by Hillary Clinton, and she succeeded Margot Wallström and Zainab Bangura. Patten served as a member of the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women from 2003 to 2017, and was the committee's vice chairperson.

Web Search Results

• Under-Secretary-General Pramila Patten - ATLAS

  ATLAS ATLAS # Under-Secretary-General Pramila Patten Under-Secretary-General Pramila Patten is the United Nations Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict (SRSG-SVC), having been appointed to this position on 12 April 2017. Her portfolio is global and multifaceted, focused on providing strategic leadership and coordination to UN system-wide efforts to prevent and address the scourge of conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV). [...] A national of Mauritius, Ms. Patten has been a practicing lawyer since 1982, and is a member of the Honourable Society of Gray’s Inn. She also served as an Adviser in the Ministry of Women’s Rights, Child Development and Family Welfare of Mauritius from 2000 to 2004. Follow the work of the Office of the United Nations Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict: @endrapeinwar USG Patten was profiled for ATLAS by Sareta Ashraph. [...] Prior to this appointment and since 2003, Ms. Patten served as a member of theCommittee on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). She was the Chairperson of the Working Group on General Recommendation No. 30 on “Women in Conflict Prevention, Conflict and Post-Conflict situations”. She has been a member of several High-Level Panels and Projects, including the High-Level Advisory Group for the Global Study on the Implementation of UN Security Council resolution 1325

• Human rights expert Pramila Patten delivered Vanderbilt's 2022 ...

  ### Pramila Patten, United Nations Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict and Under-Secretary General of the United Nations, delivered the 2022 Jonathan I. Charney Distinguished Lecture in International Law in Flynn Auditorium Nov. 10. Her lecture, titled “Evolution and Impact of the Mandate on Conflict-Related Sexual Violence,” addressed the ongoing impacts of conflict-related sexual violence on women and children, including children born of conflict-related rape. [...] Patten has served since 2003 as a member of the United Nations’ Committee on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women. She has judicial expertise in sexual and gender-based violence and in issues affecting women, peace and security issues. She has been a member of the High-Level Advisory Group for the Global Study on Implementation of Security Council resolution 1325 (2000) on women, peace and security since 2014 and has served since 2010 as a member of the Advisory Panel [...] Between 2012 and 2014, Patten was a member of the Advisory Committee of the Due Diligence Framework Project, having previously served as an adviser in the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Women’s Rights, Child Development and Family Welfare from 2000 to 2004; a member of International Women’s Rights Action Watch from 1993 to 2002; and a commissioner appointed by the United Nations Secretary-General to the International Commission of Inquiry into the Massacre in Guinea Conakry, in 2009.

• About UN Action and what we do against CRSV - Stop Rape Now

  Under-Secretary-General Pramila Patten was appointed as the United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict on 12 April 2017. [...] Under-Secretary-General Pramila Patten was appointed as the United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict on 12 April 2017. Prior to this appointment and since 2003, Ms. Patten served as a member of the Committee on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). She was the Chairperson of […] read bio ##### Pramila Patten [...] Prior to this appointment and since 2003, Ms. Patten served as a member of the Committee on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). She was the Chairperson of the Working Group on General Recommendation No. 30 on “Women in Conflict Prevention, Conflict and Post-Conflict situations”. She has been a member of several High-Level Panels and Projects, including the High-Level Advisory Group for the Global Study on the Implementation of UN Security Council resolution

• Pramila Patten - Women In Peace

  Women In Peace Women In Peace Celebrating Women Peacekeepers # P Names Women In Peace ## Search in P Names # Pramila Patten # Overview Pramila Patten born Mauritius June 29, 1958. International expert in women’s rights. Vice-Chair of UN Committee on Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). Served as commissioner of inquiry into Conakry massacre, 2009. ## Quotations [...] “Securing women’s rights is a critical step to addressing the violations of the rights of women and girls during armed conflicts and post conflict settings. . . [E]ven though issues relating to women in conflict and post-conflict are receiving attention at the highest levels, much more needs to be done for this to translate into concrete action on the ground.” (Addis Ababa, June 2012; photo lexpress.mu) ### Amanda Verdery Young ### Women In Peace [...] ### Have something to correct or clarify about Women in Peace? Women in Peace is dedicated to highlighting the achievements of extraordinary, peacemaking women from around the world. ## Search Women Peacemakers by Region, Nation, Date or Name ## Have something to correct or clarify about Women in Peace? ## Home About Women Peacemakers

• Ms. Pramila Patten of Mauritius | Secretary-General

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• Award

  honorary doctor of the University Côte d'Azur

• Image

  

• Gender

  female

• Instance Of

  Q5

• Occupation

  official

• Citizenship

  Mauritius

• Date Of Birth

  6/29/1958

• Place Of Birth

  British Mauritius

Pramila Patten (/prəˈmɪlə ˈpætən/; born 29 June 1958) is a Mauritian barrister, women's rights activist, and United Nations official, who currently serves as the United Nations Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict and Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations; she was appointed in 2017. Her office was established by Security Council Resolution 1888, introduced by Hillary Clinton, and she succeeded Margot Wallström and Zainab Bangura. Patten served as a member of the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women from 2003 to 2017, and was the committee's vice chairperson.