Edward Rees

Edward Rees is senior adviser to Peace Dividend Trust. He previously worked with the Peacekeeping Best Practises Section (PBPS) of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) at the UN Headquarters in New York and as Political Officer to the UN Secretary General's Special Envoy in Timor-Leste. More

Edward Rees is senior adviser to Peace Dividend Trust. He previously worked with the Peacekeeping Best Practises Section (PBPS) of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) at the UN Headquarters in New York, acted as Political Officer to the UN Secretary General's Special Envoy in Timor-Leste in 2006, and later participated in the Office of High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Commission of Inquiry for Timor-Leste.

Rees also served as a consultant to the International Crisis Group, the Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces, King's College London, Amnesty International, and the U.S. State Department. A dual British-Canadian citizen, he studied at McGill University and King's College, University of London. He blogs at http://buildingmarkets.org/blogs/blog/author/erees/

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The Case Against a No-Fly Zone in Libya

The Case Against a No-Fly Zone in Libya

It's an intervention tool with a short and inauspicious history More »

Planning for the Long Term in South Sudan

Planning for the Long Term in South Sudan

Building up the new African nation will take more than the short-term missions typical to the UN More »

Time for the UN to Withdraw From East Timor?

Time for the UN to Withdraw From East Timor?

The United Nations sent security reformers to the island nation in 2006 but has had mixed success More »

How the G20 Can Fix International Aid

How the G20 Can Fix International Aid

Emphasize local business and the middle class, not just democratic reform More »

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