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Interview with
Dr. David Fernandez Puyana

Mr Ambassador, could you tell us a little about your Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Spain. Later I represented
background? several NGOs in Geneva. In particular, I was the director of
Before getting my degree in law, I graduated in philosophy and the World Campaign on the Right to Peace, which process
education science from the University of Barcelona. Since I ended in December 2016 with the adoption of the Declaration
was always very interested in human rights and international on the Right to Peace by the General Assembly of the United
relations, I did master’s degrees in these areas at the University Nations. The contribution of “Paz sin Fronteras”, founded by
of Essex, the University of Pompeu Fabra and the University the well-known musicians Miguel Bose and Juanes, was very
of Alcala de Henares. Finally, I obtained a doctorate in law relevant to achieving this noble objective. I am really proud
from the University of Pompeu Fabra. In 2005, I was awarded that my trusted and admired friend Miguel Bose was rewarded
a human rights prize by the Academy on Human Rights and for his contribution to humanitarian and peace actions at the
Humanitarian Law of the American University Washington World Summit of Nobel Peace Prizes held last September in
College of Law (USA). I am passionate for the humanities, Merida (Mexico). He truly deserves this award.
history, literature and poetry.
Later, I joined the team of the Permanent Mission of the
At the professional level, I started my career with the Spanish Republic of Costa Rica to the United Nations Office in Geneva
Red Cross and the Human Rights Office of the Ministry for as a legal assistant to the Ambassador. In that time, under the

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