"She will be formally confirmed by Crisis Group’s Board of Trustees at its meeting in Washington DC in April 2009 and take up the position in July," said a press statement issued by the ICG on Thursday.
Also a former justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, Arbour brings with her decades of practical experience in international affairs, having held many high-profile posts. Louise Arbour will succeed Australian Gareth Evans, who has served with distinction as Crisis Group’s president since January 2000.
ICG issues periodic reports on the situation in Nepal. In its last report "Nepal´s Faltering Peace Process" released on February 19, the ICG gave a stark warning that Nepal’s peace process is facing its “most severe tests yet”, and the onus to bring things back on track lies on the Maoists. Credit goes to Arbour for her initiative to set up the UN Office of High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Nepal in 2005.
Related story
Louise Erdrich among 6 finalists for literary Women’s Prize
