Angela Kane

Overview

Angela Kane (née Uther) born Hamelin, Lower Saxony, Germany September 29, 1948. Ranking executive of UN since 1977. Special representative to end El Salvador War, 1991. Assistant Secretary for Political Affairs, 2005-08; Under-Secretary-General for Management, 2008-12. As High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, oversaw the destruction of stockpiled Syrian chemical weapons, 2013.

Quotations

On drone warfare: "Any weapon of war is terrible, and if you can launch this without human intervention, I think it’s even worse. It compounds the problem and dehumanises it in a way. It becomes a faceless war and I think that’s really terrible and so to my mind I think it should be outlawed." (Telegraph, Aug. 24, 2014)