ERIC KASHAMBUZI

Name:  Eric Michael Kashambuzi
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ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

BA (honors): Geography (Population and Environment)
University of East Africa (Nairobi) - 1968

MA: Economics (Economic Development and International Economics)
University of California, Berkeley, USA - 1971

MA: Demography (Population Growth, Economic Development and Environmental Change)
University of California, Berkeley, USA - 1971

Post-Graduate Diploma (International Law and International Relations/Diplomacy)
University of Zambia - 1980.

Post-Graduate Certificate (First International Program on the Management of Sustainability)
Netherlands Business School, Nijenroden University – 1994

World History (self-trained).

WORK EXPERIENCE

UNIVERSITY OF EAST AFRICA (Nairobi), Department of Geography Teaching and Research Assistant - 1968-1969. Taught cartography to first year students under the supervision of Prof. R. Odingo. Researched and prepared the census map of Kenya for the 1969 population census under the supervision of the late Prof. S. Ominde.

UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, Kenya, Department of Economics Lecturer/Assistant Professor - 1972-1973 Taught Macro and micro economics under the supervision of Prof. Bell. Prepared a discussion paper on Third World development prospects and challenges.

EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY: Arusha, Tanzania.
Senior Economist (Trade) - March, 1973 - August 1973 Prepared statistical data on trade among the East African states of Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. Prepared a report for the Ministers’consideration regarding razor blade production and distribution in the East African community. Prepared two papers on European Economic Community (EEC) and Uganda’s Export Economy.

AFRICAN, CARIBBEAN AND PACIFIC STATES SECRETARIAT: Brussels, Belgium Senior Economist - September 1973 to March 1975 Seconded to the ACP (African, Caribbean and Pacific States) Secretariat in Brussels, Belgium. Assisted in Lome I Convention negotiations with the European Economic Community. Coordinated under the supervision of the Executive Secretary of the ACP Secretariat the preparation of negotiation papers on the Common Agricultural policy (CAP), industrial policy, aid, investment and regional cooperation and integration. Prepared relevant statements by the ACP spokesperson.

UNIVERSITY OF ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - Department of Economics
Lecturer/Assistant Professor (Part Time) - 1976-77 Taught macro, micro and international economics (evening classes).

UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (UNDP) Program Officer: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia March 1975 - June 1978.

Responsible for natural resources, population and health, refugees, labor and ECA matters.

Assistant Resident Representative: Lusaka, Zambia. June, 1978 - August 1981 In Ethiopia and Zambia responsible for agriculture and food security matters, industrial and labor issues, working closely with specialized agencies of the UN: FAO, ILO and UNIDO as well as with relevant government ministries. Checked documents to ensure data accuracy and conformity to UNDP regulations, procedures and format. Monitored program implementation and evaluation.

UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (UNDP) Deputy Resident Representative: Mbabane, Swaziland. August 1981- December 1984 Supervised UNDP program and administration matters. Acted as officer in charge in the absence of the Resident Representative.

UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (UNDP), New York, USA
Area and Senior Area Officer: West Africa Division, January 1985 - January 1986
(Responsible for: Nigeria, Liberia and the Gambia). Monitored and reinforced each country’s program work, presented program and project documents to the approving authority of UNDP. Prepared documents and briefs as required for use at headquarters.

UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (UNDP), New York, USA Senior Regional Program Officer and Deputy Chief: Regional Program Division for Africa 1986-1992 Supervised the regional (Africa) program with a five year cycle budget of $200 million. Backstopped programs in the transport and communications decade for Africa. Coordinated work with ECA, OAU, ADB and Sub-regional groups.

UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (UNDP), New York, USA Deputy Chief: Southern Africa Division 1993-1995 Reinforced UNDP programs in South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Swaziland. Prepared documents and briefs mostly on South Africa following the release of Nelson Mandela and lifting of sanctions. Monitored, for the other three countries, the design of programs and projects presented them for approval and monitored their implementation. Acted as Officer-in-Charge of the Division in the absence of the Division Chief.

UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (UNDP), New York, USA Deputy Chief: East and Central Africa Division. January 1996-October 1997
Reinforced UNDP programs in Kenya, Uganda, Eritrea and Ethiopia. Supervised program and project design for the four countries. Participated in preparation of and presented programs for approval. Acted as Officer in charge in the absence of the Division Chief. Led a team of international and internal staff to prepare a country program for Uganda.

UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (UNDP), New York, USA Senior External Relations Officer: External Relations Division November 1997- March 2001 Attended General Assembly (GA) meetings as focal point for UNDP. Prepared reports on GA affairs with policy implications including Second and Third Committees (economic, financial, social, gender, environmental and humanitarian affairs) Attended Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and relevant Security Council meetings. Prepared and provided analytical reports to policy makers and Resident Coordinators. Handled intergovernmental issues requiring diplomatic, political and negotiating skills as UN resolutions were being prepared and negotiated.

UNDP/UNFPA Executive Board Secretariat, New York, USA.
Deputy Director - April 2001- November 2003 Supervised Executive Board Secretariat staff. Supervised the auditing of documents, and ensured timely transmittal to delegates. Prepared or contributed to the preparation of UNDP statements and wrote reports and summaries for immediate transmittal to policy makers and Resident Coordinators, at the end of the session.

UNITED NATIONS MILLENIUM PROJECT, MILLENNIUM SUPPORT TEAM (UNDP to 2009) and MILLENNIUM PROMISE, New York, USA.
Senior Policy and later Principal Advisor: April 2004 – present 2011 Responsible for: Intergovernmental Affairs including liaison with capitals of African countries, African Permanent Representatives to the United Nations; African Union Commission and New York Liaison Office, African Development Bank, Economic Commission for Africa and New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) Secretariat. General Assembly Affairs including the Second and Third committees. ECOSOC, non-governmental organizations, Civil Societies and Indigenous Peoples.

Contributed substantively to the preparation of the report on the MDGs ‘Investing in Development’ under the leadership of Prof. Sachs. Facilitated discussion of the report by member states handling diplomatic and political issues as they arose with special interest groups like LDCs (Least Developed countries), LLDCs (Land Locked Developing Countries), SIDs (Small Island Developing states). Facilitated negotiations to ensure General Assembly resolutions cover MDGs including quick impact initiatives and Millennium Villages.

OTHER EXPERIENCE WITHIN UNDP
Team Leader: International and Regional Experts and ECA to draw up multi-sector programs for the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) and Economic Community of Southern African States (SADC). When UNDP decided to have multi-sector programs and to clearly establish links among them, the training I have in Geography, Economics and Demography paved the way for me, when requested by UNDP, to lead the preparation of multi-sector programs. After preparing the programs, I presented, defended them and had them approved for a total of $12 million. This was an innovative approach which required patience and hard work to convince others of the relevance of multi-sector programs.

Chairperson: Technical Interagency Meetings on Transport and Communications Decade for Africa (membership: ECA, OAU, UNCTAD, ITU, IMO, World Bank, ILO, ICAO, UNDP and Regional Organizations). Managed Africa’s Transport and Communications decade programs. The decade’s programs involved many UN agencies and intergovernmental organization. Monitored activities related thereto and chaired all the interagency meetings of senior representatives.

Chairperson: Technical Interagency meetings on Transit Transport for Southern Africa (membership: UNCTAD, USAID, SADC Transport Secretariat and UNDP). This program was the sub-regional component of the transport and communications decade for Africa. Managed it and chaired all the meetings related thereto.

Chairperson: Technical Interagency Meetings on Transit Transport for East and Central Africa (membership: UNCTAD, Northern Corridor Secretariat and UNDP). This program was the sub-regional component of the transport and communications decade for Africa. Managed it and chaired all the meetings related thereto.

Team Leader: International and National Experts to draw up the Country Cooperation Framework for Uganda. Led the team which drew up an innovative two-sector program: decentralization and private sectors.
Team leader: JCGP Group (membership: UNDP, UNICEF, UNFPA and IFAD). Led, in 1994, the first ever UN Joint Programming Mission to South Africa. Supervised the preparation of the report on joint activities in South Africa, by the four UN bodies. The Mission required in depth knowledge of South Africa as well as diplomatic skills to keep the team together. The mission was very successful.

Member of African Union assessment multidisciplinary team to post-conflict DRC and Burundi (Jan 16 – Mar 3, 2010). Participated as a Development economist with a focus on the impact of political economy on human condition in post-conflict DRC and Burundi. Prepared two basic reports with findings and action oriented including findings and recommendations for incorporation into the main report. Was a member of the drafting committee of the final mission report.
Facilitator: Facilitated discussions of the United Nations Millennium Project report on Investing in Development and drafting of United Nations General Assembly Resolutions on work of the Millennium Project including Quick-Impact Initiatives and Millennium Villages.

Marketing: Marketed the work of the Millennium Project and the now MDGs Support Team in UNDP. Managed to get the UN Millennium Project elements on quick impact initiatives and Millennium Villages into the annual resolutions of the General Assembly.

RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS: - Under the supervision of the late Professor Ominde, drafted the Kenya population census map. 1968.
Wrote a paper on Poverty in Zambia (Published in Africa Recovery, June 1995).
Wrote a paper on Poverty and Food Security in Africa for the 1996 World Food Summit in 1996 (Published by FAO).
Wrote (unpublished papers) on Africa's deteriorating environment in rural and urban areas. The papers were written in connection with the Environment (Rio) and HABITAT (Istanbul) conferences.
Authored ten books on African and Uganda Development: (1) Critical Issues in African Development (1997); (2) The Paradox of Hunger and Abundance (1999); (3) Africa's Lost Century (2001) and (4) The Failure of Governance in Africa (2003). (5) Uganda’s Development Agenda in the 21^st Century (2008); (6) World Leaders at the UN General Assembly in 2007 (2008); (7) Rethinking Uganda’s DEVELOPMENT Model (2009); and (8) Defying Poverty Through Struggle. My Journey from Uganda to the UN (2009) (9) For Present and Future Generations (2010) and Fifty Years Ago (2010).

Created a website www.kashambuzi.com in 2008. Wrote in UNDP News articles on Poverty, Food Security, HIV and AIDS and Population. Wrote a chapter on Food Security and Sustainable Development in the United Nations Secretary General's Initiative on Africa.
Wrote a Background Paper for the United Nations Interagency Mission on Long Term Food Security in the Horn of Africa.
Advised UNDP Africa Bureau on Food and Nutrition Security in Africa. Presented a paper at the 2004 Resident Representatives’ meeting in Dar es salaam, Tanzania, on food and nutrition security.
Wrote a paper on the Political Economy of Food and Nutrition Security in Uganda for Uganda North American Association Convention for 2006. Wrote a paper on the Paradox of Hunger and Abundance in Uganda for Banyakigezi Convention in 2008.

GUEST SPEAKER: African Students Associations at MIT; Harvard; McGill; and Columbia Universities; at Mount Holyoke and Smith Colleges, Brandeis University and University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh; .
World Hunger Year Forum, 2003.
Uganda North American Association Convention, New York in 2006. Banyakigezi Convention 2008. Bergen Community College, New Jersey, USA.

RADIO BROADCAST SINCE 2011

Co-host Radio Munansi English Program. www. radiomunansi.com

EXTRA-CURRICULA LEADERSHIP FUNCTIONS

Time keeper: Kashenyi Primary school

Librarian: Kinyasano Junior secondary school

Prefect and Scouts troop leader: Butobere senior secondary school

Prefect: Ntare School (A level)

President of African Students Association: University of California, Berkeley

Chairman: United Nations Staff Council in Zambia

Founder member of Amicale for African staff of UNDP, New York

Resume updated in May 2011