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Victoria University academic Andrew Ladley has been appointed to a new United Nations mediation team for a year. Dr Ladley, who starts immediately, will be the senior expert mediator in a standby team of mediation experts. He was one of six international experts selected.
The head of the Wellington university's School of Government, Terry Stokes, said the appointment reflected Dr Ladley's wealth of knowledge on conflict resolution, constitutions, state building and peace building.
When not on UN duty he will be based at Victoria.
