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The board of Justice & Peace has appointed Pascal Richard as its new director. Pascal brings more than 20 years of experience in the international NGO sector, where he has worked, among other things, as a bridgebuilder between (local) NGOs, international organisations, governments and donors. We are delighted to welcome Pascal to our organisation.<\/p>\n

Under Pascal\u2019s leadership, we will build on our firmly established programmes and strengthen a movement of engaged citizens and organisations working together for human rights, in the Netherlands and worldwide.<\/p>\n

Over the years, Pascal has worked on peace, human rights and humanitarian issues in a range of roles and regions, including with local peace activists at the GPPAC network and as deputy head of the humanitarian aid department of Switzerland. In Brussels, he built a European network on Zimbabwe to coordinate lobbying towards the EU, and at Cordaid he was closely involved in developing a new strategic compass. The common thread running through his work has always been solidarity with and support for local human rights defenders working towards a just and humane future. In his most recent position as a manager at the Red Cross, his work included issues around the dignified reception of refugees in the Netherlands.<\/p>\n

Justice & Peace appeals to Pascal because, in a rapidly changing context, the organisation develops concrete courses of action, drives systemic change and works on themes that align with his personal motivations: peace, human rights and social justice.<\/p>\n

\u201cEspecially now, when values such as justice and solidarity are under pressure, the work of Justice & Peace is all the more important. The engaged citizens and human rights defenders I have worked with around the world have shaped who I am. I look forward to working alongside them and my colleagues at Justice & Peace for a just, humane and equal world.\u201d
\n<\/em>\u2013 Pascal Richard<\/p>\n

Pascal succeeds Sebastiaan van der Zwaan, who recently said farewell to Justice & Peace after more than twenty years.<\/p>\n\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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