BIODATA
Shiv Khare Chief Executive Officer, Foundation for Leadership Initiative, Thailand
Nationality: Indian
Educational/ Professional Studies: Institution: University of Jabalpur India Degree: Masters of Arts (Political Science) Diploma: Management certificate, University of Washington
Membership of Professional Bodies: UNFPA Global NGO Advisory Committee, New York International Steering Committee of ICPD (International Conference on Population and Development) CSO Committee on ICPD beyond 2014 Asia Pacific Alliance on ICPD Asian Population Association (APA) The Board of World Youth Foundation , Malaysia (WYF) IHRA (International Harm Reduction Association) AIDS Society for Asia-Pacific (ASAP) International Aids Society (IAS) The APA International Task Force on Resource Flow The Board of Foundation for Leadership Choices, India
Other skills: Avocacy, programme development and implementation and resource mobilisation
Present Position: CEO Foundation for Leadership Initiative, Thailand
Key qualifications: Advocacy Training, Experiences in Population and Development issues and Parliamentarian Advocacy and Youth Work
Experience in Specific Asian Countries/Territories: Countries: Global Date: since 1981
Professional Experience Record 1993 – 2012 - Executive Director, The Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development (AFPPD), Bangkok (Thailand), ), a recipient of UN Population Award with highest consultative status with “General” with UNECOSOC.
- Executive Coordinator, International Medical Parliamentarians Organization (IMPO) having a consultative status with WHO
- Working with parliamentarians from Asia, Pacific and CIS countries;
- Responsible for ICPD parliamentarians’ conferences ; initiated special parliamentarian programmes i.e. medical parliamentarians, women parliamentarians, professional parliamentarians (teachers, professors, lawyers and advocates)
- Publications – several presentations on parliamentarians’ involvement and advocacy with parliamentarians on population, RH and HIV/AIDS issues
- Co-authorised Parliamentarians’ guide on Adolescent Health
- Concept development and implementation of political advocacy with reference to population, RH, environment, water, food securities, HIV/AIDS and person to person advocacy with parliamentarians
- Planned and organised large number of international and regional parliamentarian seminars, conferences, study visits and trainings in Asia, Pacific and CIS countries
- Member of Steering Committee of Asia Pacific Leadership Forum (UNAIDS)
- Former Secretary General (Full time), World Assembly of Youth (WAY), Copenhagen (Denmark) A coordinating body of National Youth Councils working closely with UN agencies, USAID, UNFPA, DANIDA, WHO
- Former Programme Director, WAY, USAID, Youth and Family Planning Programme, India