David Nunes NABARRO Curriculum Vitae

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1 David Nunes NABARRO Family Name: NABARRO First Name(s): David Nunes Gender: Male Place and country of birth: London, United Kingdom Date of Birth: 26 August 1949 Citizenship United Kingdom If you have ever been found guilty of the violation of any law (except minor traffic violations), give full particulars: None Civil Status: Married Number of dependants: 2 (Two)

2 Degrees / Certificates Obtained: 1998 Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London (FRCP) 1994 Membership of the Faculty of Public Health Medicine (MFPHM) Royal College of Physicians (by distinction) 1979 Masters' (MSc) in Public Health (Developing Countries) London University 1974 Medical Degree (BM BCh) Oxford University (Clinical training at University College Hospital, London) 1974 Masters' (MSc) in Medicine (Research in Reproductive Endocrinology) Oxford University 1970 First degree (BA, later MA) in Animal Physiology and Biochemistry Oxford University Knowledge of languages For languages other than mother tongue, enter the appropriate number from the code below to indicate the level of your knowledge. If no knowledge, please leave blank. CODE: 1. Limited conversation, reading of newspapers, routine correspondence 2. Engage freely in discussion, read and write more difficult material 3. Fluent (nearly) as in mother tongue Arabic Chinese English Mother tongue Speak Read Write French Spanish Russian Others (please specify) Nepali 1 2

3 POSITIONS HELD: Special Adviser to the United Nations Secretary-General on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and Climate Change January 2016 Present. As one of the core advisers of the UN Secretary-General I am requested to help him: Promote implementation of the 2015 multilateral agreements on Sustainable Development, Financing for Development, Climate Action and Disaster Risk Reduction (a) within all nations; (b) among civil society, businesses, scientific community, investors, faith groups and creative community; and (c) across the United Nations system; Ensure early entry into force of COP 21 (Paris climate accord); Promote effective UN system preparedness for, and response to, global health crises (including Zika, cholera, Ebola virus disease and yellow fever); Oversee the UN s contribution to Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health (through Every Woman Every Child), as well as the UN Global Pulse (Use of Big-Data in decision-making), UN Democracy Fund and UN Office for Partnerships; Ensure coordinated and comprehensive UN system action on (a) food security and (b) scaling-up nutrition. I mobilize resources for, and manage, the teams that support this work in the office of the Secretary-General. Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary General for Food Security and Nutrition November 2009 present. My responsibilities are to: Align UN system action on people s food security, livelihood resilience and sustainable agriculture in the face of changing climates; Support functioning of the Committee on World Food Security as principal multi-stakeholder platform for universal food security and nutrition; Oversee UN Secretary-General s Zero Hunger Challenge to champion comprehensive food security, nutrition, sustainable agriculture and food systems, resilience and inclusivity. Chair, Advisory Group on Reform of the World Health Organization s (WHO) Work in Outbreaks and Emergencies with Health and Humanitarian Consequences July 2015 January Working for the WHO Director-General my responsibilities were to: Lead a high-level Advisory Group to guide reform of WHO s response to outbreaks and emergencies, prepare reports based on the group s recommendations and advise on the manner of their implementation. Member of the WHO Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity (2016). I was a Commissioner from The Commission was tasked with reporting on which approaches and combinations of interventions are most effective in addressing childhood and adolescent obesity across multiple global contexts. Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General on Ebola August 2014 December At the request of the UN Secretary-General my responsibilities were to: Provide strategic direction of UN system response to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa; Establish and maintain the Global Ebola Response Coalition and the UN s Ebola Information Centre; Mobilize resources for the UN system Ebola response; Manage the UN Secretary General s Ebola Response Multi-Partner Trust Fund (total resources USD $166m); Oversee transition from the response phase to recovery. Coordinator of the Movement to Scale Up Nutrition September 2010 September Working for the UN Secretary-General my responsibilities were to: Oversee this new multi-stakeholder movement of 55 countries and networks; Provide the stewardship needed for the Movement to inspire political engagement, sustain multi-stakeholder collaboration, align the efforts of multiple actors and demonstrate significant impact. Coordinator of the UN System High Level Task Force on Food Security April 2008 April Working for the UN Secretary-General my responsibilities were to: Coordinate the UN Secretariat s High-Level Task Force on Global Food Security (HLTF) to ensure that the UN system 3

4 David NABARRO and international financial institutions work together to offer robust and consistent responses to food insecurity; Convene and organize quarterly HLTF meetings, lead HLTF Senior Steering Group (SSG), produce Comprehensive Framework of Action for Food and Nutrition Security (2008, 2010), develop UN Secretary-General s Zero Hunger Challenge (2012) and establish HLTF review (2012). UN System Senior Coordinator for Avian and Human Influenza (Assistant Secretary-General) September Working for successive UN Secretaries-General my responsibilities were to: Ensure the UN system makes effective and coordinated responses to the worldwide avian influenza outbreak - coordinating among governments, UN agencies and civil society; supporting a global partnership on avian and pandemic influenza; and linking between sectors and within countries; Support effective local and global preparations for human influenza pandemics so as to reduce mortality rates, minimize economic disruption and limit their social impact. Head of WHO s Health Emergencies group (Health Action in Crises), and Special Representative of Director-General Build the response capacity of WHO s Health Emergencies group at local, national and regional level; Increase WHO participation in the humanitarian Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC). Head, WHO Cluster on Sustainable Development and Healthy Environments Lead WHO s work on environmental health, food safety, nutrition and health emergencies. Executive Director, Office of the WHO Director General Manage the front office of Director-General (DG) Gro Harlem Brundtland and undertake strategic and operational functions on behalf of DG (including WHO contribution to the Global Fund to fight AIDS Tuberculosis and Malaria and the Commission on Macroeconomics and Health). Executive Director, WHO Roll Back Malaria (RBM) Programme Transform and amplify WHO s contribution to Malaria control. Director, Human Development, Chief Health and Population Adviser, UK Government Department for International Development (Formerly Overseas Development Administration) Lead the transformation of UK Government contribution to International Health and Human Development. Additional positions: Coordinator, UK Government Relief for Northern Iraq (1991) Health and Population Adviser, East Africa, UK Government Overseas Development Administration ( ) Senior Lecturer in International Health, Liverpool University Medical School (and Hon Consultant, Mersey Regional Health Authority) ( ) Regional Medical Adviser (South Asia), Save the Children Fund, ( ) Lecturer in Nutrition and Public Health, London University (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine) ( ) District Medical Officer, Dhankuta, East Nepal, Save the Children ( ) House Officer and Senior House Officer posts in the National Health Service (Hillingdon, Northampton, Oxford) ( ) Medical Officer, Relief Expedition, North Iraq (Save the Children) ( ) Please state any other relevant facts that might help in the evaluation of your application Helen Keller Humanitarian Award 2015 Awarded for work on positioning malnutrition within the development dialogue and for ensuring an effective response to Ebola. 4

5 2012 Sight and Life Nutrition Leadership Award 2012 (together with the Scaling Up Nutrition Movement) For work in catalysing sustainable change in global nutrition Distinguished Service Award from Health Policy Institute, Kansas University of Medicine & Biosciences For outstanding Health Policy Leadership. PUBLICATIONS Nabarro, D., & Wannous, C. (2016). The Links Between Public and Ecosystem Health in Light of the Recent Ebola Outbreaks and Pandemic Emergence. EcoHealth, 1-3. Nabarro, D. (2013). Global child and maternal nutrition the SUN rises. The Lancet, Volume 382, Issue 9893, August 2013, Pages Nabarro, D. (2012). One Health: Towards safeguarding the health, food security and economic welfare of communities. Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, 79(2), Nabarro, D., & Wannous, C. (2012). The potential contribution of Iivestock to food and nutrition security: the application of the One Health approach in livestock policy and practice. Revue scientifique et technique (International Office of Epizootics), 33(2), Nabarro, D. (2005). Putting it together: stronger public health capacity within disaster management systems. Prehospital and disaster medicine, 20(06), Musani, A., Sabatinelli, G., Koller, T., & Nabarro, D. (2004). The challenges of securing health in humanitarian crises. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 82(9), Cassels C and Nabarro D (1989). Economic recession and infant health. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 83, Issue 1, January February 1989, Pages 3-4 Nabarro, D., & Chinnock, P. (1988). Growth monitoring inappropriate promotion of an appropriate technology. Social Science & Medicine, 26(9), Graham-Jones S and Nabarro D (1981). Self Care Self Blame. The Lancet, Volume 318, Issue 8253, 31 October 1981, Page 990 Please list hobbies, sports, skills and any other relevant facts that might help in the evaluation of your application. 5

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7 WRITTEN STATEMENT For over 40 years, I have served in international public health as a practitioner at the community level, as an educator, as an international public servant and as a diplomat. In the past decade, I have been appointed by successive Secretaries-General of the United Nations to manage the most complex and urgent challenges of our times ending malnutrition, promoting food security, combating the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, sustaining global momentum for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and advancing international efforts in relation to climate change. My different roles have deepened my conviction that health is interlinked to three pillars on which the United Nations was founded peace and security, human rights and development. As a specialized agency within the UN system the World Health Organization has a vital role to play, not only to ensure that all people attain the highest possible level of health, but also to ensure that the attainment of health contributes to global peace and prosperity. The challenges facing our times are enormous. The world must face up to unknown pathogens, antimicrobial resistance and the growth of non-communicable diseases. Nations respond to threats of climate change, mass migration, and armed conflict. These all carry significant consequences for people s health. The world needs WHO to pursue its mandate to advance global health in ways that face up to these challenges: to do this WHO must function as one single organization that works on behalf of, and for the future of, all people in the world. I want to be sure that WHO is in a position to be the undisputed leader on all health issues. I want WHO constantly to strive for excellence in people s health and health systems everywhere. WHO should, through its Member States and collaborating centres, nurture fullest attainment of people s health in all communities. WHO should strive for excellence in access to health care and health system performance everywhere. WHO s performance should lead it to be recognized as the world s specialized agency for health, earning and maintaining the trust of governments, communities and people. The consistence of WHO s performance should lead it to be recognized as the source of technical leadership and authoritative expertise on all health issues, especially when people and nations face threats to health whatever the cause. WHO can only achieve this status through careful partnering - on multiple levels with a broad range of entities, from many sectors, that share the same goals. In this regard I will build on my longstanding and successful experience of building broad coalitions and nurturing movements for transformative change: I intend to maintain this approach to all that I do if I am requested to lead the WHO. The manner of partnering must ensure that all stakeholders work together effectively, in an atmosphere of trust and respect, and a predictable manner. Those whose health is most at risk should (if possible) be included as partners with full attention to all people s right to health and to leaving no-one behind. There must also be effective and transparent management of any competing interests, and predictable rules of partners engagement. I will practice a participatory style of management but will ensure that my responsibilities and accountabilities are clear to all who have a stake in the work of WHO first and foremost the Member States and their peoples, as well as those who work within, or who partner with, the organization. I shall, at all times, operate within the directives provided by the Member States through the organization s governing bodies, as well as its legal statutes. I shall participate actively within the Chief Executives Board of the United Nations (UN) and other coordinating structures established by the UN Membership. My statement on my vision of priorities and strategy for WHO is below, followed by confirmation that I meet each of the criteria for the post of Director-General. 7

8 Vision Delivering Sustainable Development Goals The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, unanimously endorsed by the world leaders in 2015, offers the world s greatest hope and clearest roadmap for a more peaceful, equitable and prosperous future. Health is central to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, and it will be imperative for WHO to support global efforts to achieve the SDGs. Having served as the Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and Climate Change, I am uniquely qualified to understand what WHO will need to do to position itself in this new era. The recognition of the 2030 Agenda that the SDGs are indivisible and interlinked demands that WHO approaches health challenges in the same way. WHO must at all times work across sectors and across disciplines, through whole of government and whole of society approaches that address biological, economic and social determinants of ill health. Promoting people-centred health policies In the 2030 Agenda, world leaders promised to leave no one behind and WHO must hold governments to this pledge, as well as adhere to it as an organization. WHO needs to strive for universal equity in healthcare, through the organization of quality services with all people in all settings able to access them. Countries cannot deliver on universal health coverage or respond to health emergencies without constant attention to the capabilities and circumstances of care providers. I saw this most clearly when healthcare workers in West Africa disproportionately bore the brunt of Ebola infections. WHO must prioritize the empowerment of health caregivers, through training, supporting and protecting those who help sustain health in households, communities and health care facilities. Maintaining consistent country focus I have seen that decisive leadership by Member states and meaningful community engagement is key to advancing health goals. WHO must therefore: Partner with multiple stakeholders from diverse backgrounds; Support the central role of national and local governments; Engage communities and people. Completing the transformation of WHO I had the privilege to lead the Advisory Group on the Reform of WHO s Work in Outbreaks and Emergencies and was pleased that the recommendations of our group helped to guide the Director-General in establishing the new WHO Health Emergencies Programme. Ongoing work is needed to make sure that WHO solidifies its credibility as an organization with both the normative excellence and the operational agility needed to respond to health crises. Focused and enhanced role of the WHO The vision set out above will enable the WHO to focus in on its role, and develop its leadership function in the international system. A robust WHO will therefore: 8

9 Work confidently and competently with and across national authorities; Engage with regional and multilateral entities; Serve as undisputed technical leader to tackle global health threats; Set and maintain global standards; Encourage innovation, testing and use of technologies and systems for health security; Use evidence, data and technology intelligently to map and curb the spread of disease, hunger, and inform crisis response; Promote coordination, alignment, and synergy among health actors; Catalyze and facilitate multi-stakeholder partnerships; Broker, build, and sustain multilateral consensus on issues that relate to human health; Continually strive to respond to the needs of Member States with regard to their people s health. Criteria I have set out below how I meet the criteria established by the World Health Assembly. Strong technical background in a health field, including public health; extensive experience in international health I began my career as a medical professional in 1974, working in the United Kingdom with the National Health Service and with Save the Children in Iraq and Nepal. From , I advised the UK Overseas Development Administration on health and population policies. Since 1999, I have taken on senior leadership roles in WHO and the United Nations. Through these roles I have managed responses to multiple global health crisis and issues, including malaria, Avian Influenza, and most recently Ebola. I have been requested by the United Nations Secretary-General to coordinate effective system-wide action on food security, nutrition, the Sustainable Development Agenda, health crises and climate change: this has enabled me to understand ways in which multilateral systems can focus on and respond to determinants of ill-health. It has shown me the value of multi-sectoral systemic approaches to health challenges and helped me learn how to change the behavior of systems that determine health outcomes. I am a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London. Demonstrable leadership skills and experience For over two decades I have led challenging global agendas, convening Heads of States, Government Ministers, heads of religious and community organisations, corporate leaders, and many others in pursuit of common goals. I have organized and managed high-level dialogues, mediated conflicts, negotiated agreements, and advanced concrete action on health and development issues. My leadership style is collaborative and formative. When necessary I intervene and make evidence-based decisions that involve a judgement that reflects both the public interest and the key goals of my organization. I do this transparently and I take responsibility for my decisions, with appropriate accountability. Excellent communication and advocacy skills; sensitivity to cultural, social and political differences I am able to utilise communication skills to great effect, engaging stakeholders and partners at multiple levels. I frequently represent the UN Secretary-General, providing motivational presentations, moderating dialogues and summarizing complex discussions. 9

10 I am comfortable communicating in different cultural, social, and political contexts, seeing the advancement of people s health and well-being as common ground for action event in the midst of disagreement - and even outright conflict. I have demonstrated a capacity to establish networks, alliances, funds, research initiatives and movements to combat infectious diseases, ensure access to care in emergencies, advance women s, children s and adolescents health, promote food security and nutrition, tackle non-communicable diseases, improve access to finance, use big data, promote sustainable development and tackle global threats. I have developed techniques for managing complex initiatives, reporting on their progress and communicating their impact: techniques that respond to the interests of the different stakeholders and (when appropriate) encourage increased investment. Demonstrable competence in organization management I have built, led and managed large teams across both the WHO and the United Nations, including most recently in my current role. Strong commitment to the mission and objectives of WHO I have been proud to dedicate my career to advancing the health and development of people around the world. I have an absolute belief in the mission statement and objectives of the WHO. I believe that the WHO is a vital institution for all the world s people, and that it is our collective duty to ensure that it is constantly adapted so that it can face up to both present and future health challenges. In this respect, WHO (and other multilateral entities) needs continuous reform. I am ready to apply my skills, as a purposeful reformer, to WHO. Good health condition required of all staff members of the Organisation I confirm I am in good health. Sufficient skill in at least one official WHO working language. I am fluent in English and proficient in French. Code of Conduct Declaration I, DAVID NUNES NABARRO, declare and pledge to observe the provisions of the Code of Conduct of for the Election of the Director-General of the World Health Organization as stipulated in World Health Organization document WHA66/2013/REC/1. Posting of information and contact details on the WHO website I, DAVID NUNES NABARRO, confirm that my information and contact details can be posted on WHO website. 10