Laurent Sauveur
Chief of External Relations, UN Human Rights
Laurent Sauveur
Chief of External Relations, UN Human Rights
Laurent Sauveur is Chief of External Relations for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, overseeing the external communications and partnerships programmes of the organisation. He took up his post in 2016.
Mr. Sauveur brings to the position considerable experience in mobilising support to assist vulnerable people. Before joining the United Nations, he worked for the private sector as well as international NGOs like Doctors without Borders and Care International for over two decades, focusing particularly on humanitarian operations and the fight against extreme poverty.
Mr. Sauveur holds degrees in business and marketing from the EDHEC and Aston Business Schools in Lille, France and Birmingham, UK.