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Juan Somavía was born on 21 April, 1941 in Chile, is an A permanent Representatives of Chile to the united nation. Discover Juan Somavía's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 82 years old?

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Born 21 April 1941
Birthday 21 April
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1941

Juan Somavía Altamirano (born April 11, 1941) is the former Director-General of the International Labour Organization (ILO).

Born on 21 April 1941, Somavía's early schooling took place in Chile, the Netherlands, Belgium, the United States and Ecuador.

1958

In 1958, he returned to his country to read law at the Catholic University of Chile.

1960

During the late 1960s, while working in General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), he promoted the participation of developing countries in the Kennedy Round.

1962

After graduating in 1962, he continued higher studies in economic development at the School of Law and Economics at the University of Paris.

1967

From 1967 to 1968, he was lecturer on economic and social issues for GATT's trade policy courses in Geneva.

1970

From 1970 to 1973, Mr. Somavía served as Member and chairman of the Board of the Andean Development Corporation in Caracas and worked intensively in favour of regional integration.

1971

In 1971, he was appointed Professor of International Economic and Social Affairs in the Department of Political Sciences at the Catholic University of Chile, where he highlighted the ILO and its tripartite structure as a case study in international cooperation.

1976

Between 1976 and 1990, he was Founder, executive director and President of the Latin American Institute of Transnational Studies (ILET), during which time he undertook a number of studies on trade union and social movements in Mexico City and Santiago.

From 1976 to 1982, Mr. Somavia was Coordinator of the Third World Forum, a network of African, Asian, Latin American and Caribbean social actors.

He was also a member of the Board and Vice President for Latin America of the Third World News Agency, Inter Press Service (1976–89) based in Rome.

1977

He was also a Member of the executive committee of the International Foundation for Development Alternatives in Nyon, Switzerland from 1977 to 1995 and has been on the Advisory Committee of Development Dialogue (published by the Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation) for more than 25 years.

Somavía participated actively in the restoration of democracy in Chile.

1980

Together with Gabriel García Márquez, Nobel Prize winner, Mr. Somavia represented Latin America as a Member of the MacBride Commission on International Communications (1980–82).

Finally, he has served as Chairman of the United Nations Committee of Parliamentarians for Global Action.

1986

Not only was he President of the International Commission of the Democratic Coalition in Chile but also founder and Secretary-General of the South American Peace Commission (1986–90).

For his contribution to peace and human rights, he was awarded the "Leonides Proano Peace Prize" by the Latin American Human Rights Association.

Somavía has been involved in business, financial and civil society organizations for many years.

As Executive Secretary of the Chilean-Argentinian Chamber of Commerce he strengthened ties between the business communities in both countries.

1996

From 1996 to 1999, Mr. Somavia was chairman of the Board of the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD).

Throughout his career, he has written and lectured widely on trade issues and labour and human rights and holds numerous citations and awards for his work in the areas of peace, human rights and social development.

Somavía has always shown a strong interest in development cooperation and economic and social affairs.

1998

He was elected to serve as the ninth Director-General of the ILO by the Governing Body on 23 March 1998.

1999

His five-year term of office began on 4 March 1999, when he became the first representative from the Southern hemisphere to head the organization.

Since taking office in 1999, Somavía has taken up the challenge that the rapidly changing economy presents to the ILO.

In 1999, he submitted his Decent Work Agenda to the International Labour Conference, which was subsequently endorsed by the Governing Body and the Conference.

The work of the Office has been reorganized around four strategic objectives that make it possible to establish targets and indicators to measure progress and provide the basis of accountability: employment creation, rights at work, social protection and social dialogue.

An attorney by profession, Somavía has had a long and distinguished career in civil and international affairs.

His wide experience in all areas of public life – as a diplomat and academic – and his involvement in social development, business and civil organizations have all helped shape his vision of the need to secure decent work for women and men throughout the world.

The following is a list of the positions he held in the United Nations and other inter-governmental organizations before joining the ILO:

Somavía began his career as an academic.

2001

Somavia was made Laurea Honoris Causa in political sciences by the University of Turin in November 2001 and awarded a Doctorate Honoris Causa by the University of Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne in May 2003.

He is married to Adriana Santa Cruz and they have two children.

2003

In March 2003, Somavia was re-elected for a second five-year term.

2008

He was re-elected for a third five-year term in November 2008.

2013

On 7 November 2013, he was appointed by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to serve as Special Adviser on Interregional Policy Cooperation.