Joost
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Crisis Analyst |
| Location | Roaming |
| Introduction | The past five years I have been working in the international affairs and development cooperation sector. I am currently working as a desk officer for the Great Lakes Team in the Office of Operations of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. Previously, I have worked for the Crisis States Research Centre at the London School of Economics, Oxfam Novib, the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the World Bank. I have also been employed as a consultant for Save the Children UK, Control Risks Ltd, Gemin-i and the Europe-Japan Centre. My goal is to meaningfully contribute to conflict reduction and the advancement of social, economic and political development in less developed and marginalised countries. |
| Interests | Travel, Photography, Africa, Burkina Faso, Tanzania, Zanzibar, Kilimanjaro, Congo, International Affairs, Solving Crises, Reading, Sailing, Surfing, Basketball, Football, Arsenal, Ajax, |
| Favorite movies | First One To Die Loses Parts I-VII, Shawshank Redemption, Godfather, Memphis Belle, Enemy at the Gates, Band of Brothers, Ronin, Leon, Usual Suspects, LA Confidential, Hitch, Notting Hill, Love Actually. |
| Favorite music | REM, Counting Crows, Blof, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Shakira, Miles Davis, Ry Cooder, Buena Vista Social Club, Gypsie Kings, Ali Farka Toure, Youssou n'Dour, MC Solaar, 2Pac, Eminem. |
| Favorite books | Heren van de thee, Discovery of Heaven, Anne Frank, War and Peace, The Brothers Karamazov, Down and out in Paris and London, Sans Famille, Harry Potter, The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency. |