Olav Kjørven

Olav Kjørven currently serves as Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations Development Programme. He started this position in February 2007.

Before joining the United Nations, Kjørven worked for the Government of Norway, where he served as State Secretary for International Development since 2001. In this capacity, he was responsible for policy making and the overall management of Norwegian international development activities. Between 1997 and 2000, he was political adviser to the Minister on International Development and Human Rights.

Kjørven served as Director of International Development at the Centre for Economic Analysis from 2000 to 2001. He also worked for the World Bank as Environmental Specialist from 1992 to 1997.

Kjørven obtained his Master of Arts in International Affairs from George Washington University.

External links

• Olav Kjørven, UN biography

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