Gopal Mitra

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Gopal Mitra

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Mr Gopal Mitra is a Senior Social Affairs Officer in the Executive Office of the Secretary-General (EOSG), working on the implementation of the Secretary-General's United Nations Disability Inclusion Strategy. He leads the Disability Inclusion Team in the Sustainable Development Unit of the EOSG, which coordinates United Nations system-wide implementation of the Strategy across the peace and security, humanitarian action, human rights and development pillars, in both programmes and operations. Prior to the Disability Inclusion Team, Gopal Mitra was part of UNICEF's Disability Section, leading work in the areas of disability-inclusive humanitarian action, accessibility and assistive technology. He co-chaired the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) Task Team which developed the IASC Guidelines on Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in Humanitarian Action. Mr Mitra started his professional career in the Indian Army, where, as a Major, he was involved in crisis and post-disaster response for ten years. Following an injury from an explosion, he became blind in 2000. Email: gopal.mitra@un.org.