Olara A. Otunnu (born 6 September 1950) is a Ugandan politician, diplomat, and lawyer. He was President of the Uganda People's Congress political party (UPC) from 2010 to 2015 and stood as the party's candidate in the 2011 presidential election. Otunnu was Uganda's Permanent Representative to the United Nations from 1980 to 1985 and served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1985 to 1986. Later, he was President of the International Peace Academy from 1990 to 1998, and an Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict from 1997 to 2005.
Uganda’s opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has endorsed Ambassador Olara Otunnu’s bid for United Nations Secretary-General.
Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, Bobi Wine
Kyagulanyi praised Otunnu’s long diplomatic career and his work on human rights, justice...
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