Radhika Coomaraswamy

Deshamanya Radhika Coomaraswamy (born 17 September 1953) is a Sri Lankan lawyer, diplomat and human rights advocate who served as the Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations, Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict until 13 July 2012. Secretary-General Kofi Annan appointed her to the position in April 2006. She was nominated to the Constitutional Council (Sri Lanka) as a civil representative on 10 September 2015. In 2017, after atrocities against the Rohingya people, she was appointed a Member of the United Nations Fact Finding Mission on Myanmar.

Radhika Coomaraswamy
United Nations Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict
In office
April 2006  13 July 2012
Constitutional Council (Sri Lanka) as a civil representative
In office
10 September 2015  10 September 2018
Personal details
Born (1953-09-17) 17 September 1953
Colombo, Ceylon
NationalitySri Lankan
Parent(s)Rajendra Coomaraswamy (father)
Wijeyamani (mother)
RelativesIndrajit Coomaraswamy (brother)
Alma materYale University
Harvard University
Columbia University
Amherst College
University of Edinburgh
University of Essex
CUNY School of Law
United Nations International School
AwardsDeshamanya
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