Maj. Gen. Kristin Lund
- Ivana Ramirez
- • April 30, 2021
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Veronique Vandegans, the United Nations chief of the French Interpretation Section, working at home in Brooklyn, N.Y., with company. The photo is part of a story for the UN Department of Global Communications on remote interpretation. MANUEL ELIAS/UN PHOTO The…
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- Dulcie Leimbach
- • April 27, 2021
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Maj. Gen. Kristin Lund of Norway double-billed her government and the United Nations for moving expenses, according to a new report from The Norwegian Business Daily (Dagens Naeringsliv/DN). Lund was the first woman force commander for the UN, holding…
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- Shana L. Childs
- • April 13, 2017
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Maj. Gen. Kristin Lund made history in 2014 when she was appointed the first female force commander of a United Nations peacekeeping mission — in this case, Cyprus. Still in active duty in the Norwegian military, General Lund, 58,…
- Categories: UN Careers, UN Peacekeeping, Women