Name
Ramos-Shahani, Leticia V (Interviewee)
Jolly, Richard (Interviewer)
Title
Oral history interview with Leticia Shahani, 1999
Abstract
Background and childhood: born 1929, daughter of Narciso Ramos, pioneer of Philippine Foreign Service; education: Wellesley College, Columbia University, University of Paris, Ph.D.; career: United Nations [UN] Division of Human Rights, 1964-68, chair of Commission on the Status of Women, 1974, ambassador to Romania, 1975-8, assistant secretary-general for social development and humanitarian affairs , 1981-86, secretary general of the UN Congress on Crime Prevention and the Treatment of Offenders, Philippine Senate, undersecretary of foreign affairs, chair and commissioner of the National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women, ambassador to Australia; themes: women's rights, women's activism, issues involving use of term "Zionism" at Nairobi conference, significance of Nairobi conference to advancement of women's rights, UN crime prevention efforts, organization of Young Women's Christian Association [YWCA] in the Philippines, conflict arising from involvement in Philippine politics while serving in the foreign service, relationship between UN and governments, family reminiscences, colleague reminiscences
Collection Name
United Nations intellectual history project (UNIHP)
Subjects
Ambassadors--Philippines; Women's rights; Women political activists; Crime prevention--United Nations; Economists; Human rights--Developing countries; Famines--India; Poverty; Ramos-Shahani, Leticia V; United Nations Officials and employees; Columbia University Alumni and alumnae; United Nations History; Centre for Social Development and Humanitarian Affairs (United Nations); Young Women's Christian Association of the Philippines; World Conference to Review and Appraise the Achievements of the United Nations Decade for Women Nairobi, Kenya) (1985; United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice
Format
oral histories; sound recordings
Genre
Interviews
Date
1999
Note (Biographical)
Assistant Secretary-General for Social Development and Humanitarian Affairs
Note
Interviewed by Richard Jolly on November 27 and December 11, 1999
Note (Provenance)
Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies, The Graduate Center, City University of New York, Gift, 2009
Language
English
Library Location
Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
Catalog Record
13685224
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-c7w3-g795
Related URLs
Available digital content for this interview.