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Bience Philomina Gawanas (born 1956) is a Namibian lawyer. She was appointed in January 2018 as Special Adviser on Africa for the United Nations after having served as Commissioner for Social Affairs at the African Union Assembly of Heads of State and Government, from 2002 to 2012. She was a Commissioner on the Public Service Commission in Namibia from 1991 to 1996, and an Ombudswoman in the Namibian Government from 1996 to 2003. She has also been a lecturer in Gender Law at the University of Namibia, Director of the Board of the Central Bank of Namibia, and involved in many non-governmental organizations including Secretary-General of the Namibian National Women's Organization and patron of Namibian Federation of Persons with Disabilities. As Chairperson of the Law Reform Commission she o

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  • Bience Philomina Gawanas (* August 1956 in der Old Location, Südwestafrika) ist eine namibische Rechtsanwältin und Politikerin der SWAPO. Von 1991 bis 1996 war sie Kommissarin für den Öffentlichen Dienst in Namibia, 1996 bis 2003 Ombudsmann, von 2002 bis 2012 Kommissarin für soziale Angelegenheiten bei der Versammlung der Staats- und Regierungschefs der Afrikanischen Union und von Januar 2018 bis Juli 2020 war sie Untergeneralsekretärin und Sonderberaterin für Afrika bei den Vereinten Nationen. (de)
  • Bience Philomina Gawanas (born 1956) is a Namibian lawyer. She was appointed in January 2018 as Special Adviser on Africa for the United Nations after having served as Commissioner for Social Affairs at the African Union Assembly of Heads of State and Government, from 2002 to 2012. She was a Commissioner on the Public Service Commission in Namibia from 1991 to 1996, and an Ombudswoman in the Namibian Government from 1996 to 2003. She has also been a lecturer in Gender Law at the University of Namibia, Director of the Board of the Central Bank of Namibia, and involved in many non-governmental organizations including Secretary-General of the Namibian National Women's Organization and patron of Namibian Federation of Persons with Disabilities. As Chairperson of the Law Reform Commission she oversaw the passage of the Married Persons' Equality Act. The commission also did extensive work on Rape Acts and other important laws that were eventually passed after her time. (en)
  • Bience Philomina Gawanas, née en 1956, est une avocate namibienne. (fr)
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  • Bience Philomina Gawanas (* August 1956 in der Old Location, Südwestafrika) ist eine namibische Rechtsanwältin und Politikerin der SWAPO. Von 1991 bis 1996 war sie Kommissarin für den Öffentlichen Dienst in Namibia, 1996 bis 2003 Ombudsmann, von 2002 bis 2012 Kommissarin für soziale Angelegenheiten bei der Versammlung der Staats- und Regierungschefs der Afrikanischen Union und von Januar 2018 bis Juli 2020 war sie Untergeneralsekretärin und Sonderberaterin für Afrika bei den Vereinten Nationen. (de)
  • Bience Philomina Gawanas, née en 1956, est une avocate namibienne. (fr)
  • Bience Philomina Gawanas (born 1956) is a Namibian lawyer. She was appointed in January 2018 as Special Adviser on Africa for the United Nations after having served as Commissioner for Social Affairs at the African Union Assembly of Heads of State and Government, from 2002 to 2012. She was a Commissioner on the Public Service Commission in Namibia from 1991 to 1996, and an Ombudswoman in the Namibian Government from 1996 to 2003. She has also been a lecturer in Gender Law at the University of Namibia, Director of the Board of the Central Bank of Namibia, and involved in many non-governmental organizations including Secretary-General of the Namibian National Women's Organization and patron of Namibian Federation of Persons with Disabilities. As Chairperson of the Law Reform Commission she o (en)
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