Mr. Julian J. Harston

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  Julian Harston, the civilian head of MINURSO and the UN Secretary General's special representative in the region, has pledged to take additional actions to rehabilitate and protect the sites, and has apologised for the damage already done.
  
  So far, so good, you might think.But not everyone approves of MINURSO's apologetic stance.The Association Sahara Marocain (ASM), a pro-Moroccan, anti-Polisario group based in Casablanca which promotes Morocco's self-declared "rights" to Western Sahara, has taken great exception to the fact that Mr Harston apologised to some Polisario representatives for the actions of MINURSO staff, after the Polisario representatives had taken up the issue of MINURSO graffiti over prehistoric rock art with him.In fact, ASM has demanded that Mr Harston apologise for the apology.AFP describes ASM's tantrum as part of a wider "diplomatic incident, and reports that:
  
  "ASM chief Reda Daoujni warned that if an apology was not offered to his group, it would call for a rally outside the Minurso offices in Western Saharaand in Rabat to protest Harston's "blatant pro-separatist stance.""
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  Julian Harston and his colleagues seem to be genuinely appalled by the actions of some of the MINURSO observer force, and I for one believe that they are serious about making amends and establishing measures to prevent future vandalism.
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  Given this context, it would seem churlish and antagonisitic of Mr Harston not to apologise to representatives of the Polisario when they raised the issue of MINURSO vandalism with him, personally, during the talks at Manhasset.If he is sorry about the actions of MINURSO personnel, why should his apology exclude the authorities in the region in which these actions were carried out?

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  The UN Secretary general has appointed Julian Harston, United Kingdom, as Special Representative for Western Sahara and head of MINURSO.Harston, who entered the United Nations in 1995 after a career in the British foreign service, was until 2004 Director of the United Nations office in Belgrade. [UN Press release]

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  Julian J. Harston, the UN's representative of the Secretary-General for Western Sahara and head of Minurso, is reported to have been 'appalled' by what he discovered when informed of the conduct of his fellow UN operatives. 'You'd think some of them would know better,' he claimed.
  
  How he could be so 'appalled' when it is sure he knows of the sexual slavery so many young girls are forced into by people he works with on a daily basis is anybody's guess.

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  SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS JULIAN HARSTON OF UNITED KINGDOM AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR WESTERN SAHARA
  
  Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon informed the Security Council of his decision to appoint Julian Harston of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Western Sahara and the Head of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO).
  
  Since May 2004, Mr. Harston has been the Director of the United Nations Office in Belgrade.Prior to that appointment, he was Director of the Asia and Middle East Division in the U.N. Department of Peacekeeping Operations, Director for Post-UNTAET Planning in the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General in the United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNMIBH), and Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the Mission de Police des Nations Unies en Haiti (MIPONUH).
  
  Mr. Harston began his service with the United Nations as Head of the Political Unit of the SRSG in UNPROFOR in 1995 after serving for many years as a career diplomat for the United Kingdom in Malawi, Portugal, Zimbabwe, and Geneva.From 1969-1971 he was a radio and television broadcaster in Canada.
  
  r. Harston was born in Kenya in 1942.He graduated from the King´s School, Canterbury, England and holds degrees from the University of London and the University of Rhodesia.Mr. Harston is fluent in French and Portuguese and also speaks Danish and German.He has one married son.
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  Depuis le mois de mai 2004, Monsieur Harston a été le Directeur du Bureau des Nations Unies à Belgrade.Auparavant, il était Directeur de la Division Asie et Moyen-orient au sein du Département des Nations Unies pour le Maintien de la Paix, Directeur de l'Unité de planification et de mise en ,uvre de la Mission d'appui des Nations Unies au Timor oriental (MANUTO) au sein de l'administration de transition des Nations Unies à Timor Est, Représentant Spécial adjoint du Secrétaire Général de la Mission des Nations Unies en Bosnie Herzégovine (MINUBH), et Représentant du Secrétaire Général et Chef de la Mission Division Police des Nations Unies en Haïti (MIPONUH).
  
  Monsieur Harston a débuté son activité avec les Nations Unies en tant que Chef de l'Unité Politique du Bureau du Représentant Spécial au sein de la Force de Protection des Nations Unies (FORPRONU) en 1995, après avoir servi pendant des années comme Diplomate de carrière pour le compte du Royaume Uni au Malawi, au Portugal, au Zimbabwe et à Genève.De 1969 à 1971, il a été journaliste radio et télévision au Canada.
  
  Monsieur Harston est né au Kenya en 1942.Il est diplômé de l'Ecole Royale de Canterbury en Angleterre et détient plusieurs diplômes de l'Université de Londres ainsi que de celle de Rhodésie.Monsieur Harston parle couramment le français, le portugais, le danois ainsi que l'allemand.Il a un fils marié. danois ainsi que l'allemand.Il a un fils marié.

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  The new Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Western Sahara, Julian Harston, arrived in Laayoune (1251km south of Rabat), to take up his post as new head of the MINURSO.
  
  08.03.07, UNThe Saharawi president travelled to New York, where he met representatives of member countries of the Security Council.On 9 March, he talked for 45 minutes with the Secretary General Ban Ki-moon.He continued his visit in Washington.[full text english]

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  Julian Harston, the head of MINURSO, is on record in the press as saying that the personnel responsible are officers, not "squaddies" - he has publicly expressed his own outrage at what has happened here.

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  The Special Representative of the UN Secretary General for Western Sahara, Julian Harston, carried out a 24-hour visit to the Saharawi Republic, in the context of his tour of the region.Harston was welcomed by the population, officials and the wali of the wilaya of Smara.He met shiouk, members of parliament and notables, before being received by the coordinator with MINURSO, Mhamed Khadad and finally by the President of the Republic. [SPS]

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  SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS JULIAN HARSTON OF UNITED KINGDOM SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR WESTERN SAHARASECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS JULIAN HARSTON OF UNITED KINGDOM SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR WESTERN SAHARA
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  SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS JULIAN HARSTON OF UNITED
  
  KINGDOM SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR WESTERN SAHARA
  
  Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon informed the Security Council of his decision to appoint Julian Harston of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Western Sahara and the Head of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO).
  
  Since May 2004, Mr. Harston has been the Director of the United Nations Office in Belgrade.Prior to that appointment, he was Director of the Asia and Middle East Division in the United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations, Director for Post-UNTAET Planning in the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General in the United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNMIBH), and Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the Mission de Police des Nations Unies en Haiti (MIPONUH).
  
  Mr. Harston began his service with the United Nations as Head of the Political Unit of the SRSG in UNPROFOR in 1995 after serving for many years as a career diplomat for the United Kingdom in Malawi, Portugal, Zimbabwe and Geneva.From 1969-1971 he was a radio and television broadcaster in Canada.
  
  Mr. Harston was born in Kenya in 1942.He graduated from the King´s School, Canterbury, England and holds degrees from the University of London and the University of Rhodesia.Mr. Harston is fluent in French and Portuguese and also speaks Danish and German.He has one son.

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  You'd think some of them would know better ... " said Julian J. Harston, the U.N. representative of the secretary-general for Western Sahaha in charge of the mission there.

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  The special representative for Western Sahara, Julian Harston, is on a visit to Algiers.He is received on 14 May in Nouakchott by the Mauritanian president.
  
  08.05.07A United Nations mission will carry out a visit to the region between 15 and 20 May, the Saharawi Prime Minister, Abdelkader Taleb Omar, announces in Madrid."There are strong doubts about the intentions of Morocco, who "has not modified its position or its policy aiming to legitimise its illegal occupation of Western Sahara in another form", he adds. [Europa Press]

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