Cristina Gallach
 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (December 2014) |
Cristina Gallach | |
|---|---|
| Undersecretary General of the United Nations for Communications and Public Information | |
| Assumed office 1 February 2015 | |
| Secretary-General | Ban Ki-moon |
| Preceded by | Peter Launsky-Tieffenthal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 April 1960 Sant Quirze de Besora, Spain |
| Alma mater | Autonomous University of Barcelona Columbia University |
Cristina Gallach (born 1960) served as the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information from December 2014 to June 2017. Prior to this, Gallach was with the Council of the European Union as Head of the Public Relations Unit in the Directorate General for Information and Communication.[1]
Early life
Cristina Gallach was born in 1960 in Spain. She obtained an undergraduate degree in Journalism from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, and a Master's degree in International Affairs from New York's Columbia University.[citation needed]
Career
Gallache worked as a journalist for the publication El Periódico, and the news agencies Avui and TVE Barcelona.[citation needed]
Gallach has extensive experience in the field of communications. She has held several high-level positions and has worked as a spokesperson for the Spanish Government, the European Union and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.[citation needed]
Gallach, Wonder Woman actresses Gal Gadot and Lynda Carter, Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins, and DC Entertainment President Diane Nelson appeared at the United Nations on October 21, 2016, the 75th anniversary of the first appearance of Wonder Woman, to mark the character's designation by the United Nations as its "Honorary Ambassador for the Empowerment of Women and Girls".[2][3] The gesture was intended to raise awareness of UN Sustainable Development Goal No. 5, which seeks to achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls by 2030.[2][3][4] The decision was met with protests from UN staff members who stated in their petition to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon that the character is "not culturally encompassing or sensitive", and served to objectify women. As a result, the character was stripped of the designation, and the project ended December 16.[4]
References
- ^ "Secretary-General Appoints Cristina Gallach of Spain Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information". United Nations.
- ^ a b Serrao, Nivea (October 13, 2016). "Wonder Woman named UN Honorary Ambassador for empowerment of women and girls". Entertainment Weekly.
- ^ a b "Wonder Woman Named the United Nations' Honorary Ambassador for the Empowerment of Women and Girls". Business Wire. October 21, 2016.
- ^ a b Roberts, Elizabeth (December 13, 2016). "UN drops Wonder Woman as honorary ambassador". CNN.
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