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co-sponsored by the UNA-USA Southern New York Division
Paul O’Brien
Executive Director
Amnesty International USA
Troy Wolfe
Senior Director, Partnerships and Special Initiatives
United Nations Foundation
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SUNY Global Center
116 East 55th Street
New York City, NY 10022
Friday | 8 December 2023 | 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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Please join us for this timely conversation with Paul O’Brien, Executive Director of Amnesty International USA, and Troy Wolfe, Senior Director of Partnerships and Special Initiatives at the United Nations Foundation, when they will be assessing the human rights movement's challenges and progress on the 75th Anniversary of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Paul O'Brien
Executive Director
Amnesty International USA
Paul O’Brien has been the Executive Director at Amnesty International USA, based in Washington, DC since April 2021. Previously, Paul co-led Oxfam's worldwide influencing network’s efforts to change government policies, corporate practice and public opinion related to pandemic response. For the previous decade, he oversaw Oxfam America’s advocacy with the US government and corporations. He has been an advisor to the President of Afghanistan, the Africa Policy Advisor for CARE, and an organizer in Nairobi’s informal urban settlements. He co-founded a community organizing institution in Kenya and a human rights research consortium in Afghanistan. He was the President of the Echoing Green Foundation, a litigator in New York for Cravath, Swaine and Moore. He has a JD from Harvard Law School and has published on power and rights for more than three decades. Before joining Amnesty, he published Power Switch: How We Can Reverse Extreme Inequality.
Troy Wolfe
Senior Director, Partnerships and Special Initiatives
United Nations Foundation
Troy Wolfe brings to the position more than 20 years of experience in education and diplomatic service involving bilateral, regional, and global issues. He has participated in negotiations regarding the major United Nations Civil Society Conference and national and international efforts to localize the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Additionally, he has worked in humanitarian fields and served in the United States Peace Corps and Operation Crossroads Africa. His service to UN Foundation began in 2011 and includes the oversight of grants, Model UN programming, partnerships, special programs, and philanthropic initiatives that leverage the vast resources of the United Nations Foundation.