Ralph J. Bunche III
Ralph J. Bunche III (born 1978) is an American human rights lawyer. Between September 2018 and March 2023 he served three terms as the General Secretary of the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO), an international membership organization established to facilitate the voices of unrepresented and marginalised nations and peoples worldwide and dedicated to fighting colonialism in all its forms and promoting the right to self-determination for all.
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Born | 1978 (age 44–45) |
Alma mater | Keele University (BA) University of Essex (MA) Columbia Law School (JD) |
Occupation(s) | Human rights lawyer; former General Secretary of the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization |
Relatives | Ralph Bunche (grandfather) |
Education and family
Bunche received his B.A. degree from Keele University in 2000, his M.A. from the University of Essex in 2002 and his J.D. from Columbia Law School in 2006.[1]
His grandfather was African-American political and social scientist Ralph Bunche who served the United Nations in various capacities and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1950 for his work as mediator in Palestine in 1948–1949.[2]
References
- "Ralph Bunche". Columbia Law School. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
- "The Nobel Peace Prize 1950". Nobel Foundation. Archived from the original on 2008-10-12. Retrieved March 20, 2021.