Winnie Byanyima Biography

The Executive Director of Oxfam International is Winnie Byanyima. She is a pioneer in the fields of democratic government, peacebuilding, and women's rights. She served in the Ugandan parliament for eleven years and has worked for the African Union Commission and the United Nations Development Program as the director of gender and development. She co-founded the Global Gender and Climate Alliance, which now has 60 members, and served as head of a UN task group on the climate change and gender-related parts of the Millennium Development Goals. Born in Uganda, Ms. Byanyima was elected to the Ugandan Parliament three times and held that position for eleven years. She served as the leader of Uganda's first legislative women's caucus, which fought for innovative gender equality measures in the nation's post-conflict constitution in 1995. She formed the still-thriving civil society organization Forum for Women in Democracy as a renowned specialist in women's rights (FOWODE). She has worked for the African Union Commission and the United Nations Development Program as the director of gender and development. Byanyima, a signatory to her nation's 1985 peace accord, has assisted in facilitating and supporting women's involvement in peace processes in Rwanda, South Africa, Burundi, Sudan, and other post-conflict nations.

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