Berenado Vunibobo

Berenado Vunibobo CBE (24 September 1932[1] – 27 December 2015) was Fiji's permanent representative to the United Nations from 1976–1980 and from 2008–2010,[2][3][4] and Minister for Foreign Affairs, International Co-operation and Civil Aviation 1997-1998. During his second term, he represented the unelected Fiji government led by Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama. Vunibobo's predecessor, Isikia Savua, had suggested that one of his tasks would be to counteract potential pressure from countries such as Australia or New Zealand who might seek to have Fiji removed from United Nations peacekeeping operations[5] - which indeed they did.[6] Vunibobo agreed with the assessment, and stated:

“The biggest challenge for me, looking at our current situation, is to try and update various people of the developments here in our country. We lack the resources our critics have and we can see that these critics are putting pressure on the UN and British government not to recruit peacekeepers from Fiji.”[7]
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Berenado Vunibobo
Permanent representative to the United Nations for the Fiji Islands
In office
2008–2010
Preceded byIsikia Savua
Succeeded byPeter Thomson
In office
1978–1980
Preceded bySemesa Sikivou
Succeeded byFilipe Bole
Personal details
Born(1932-09-24)24 September 1932
Nukutubu village, Rewa, Fiji
Died27 December 2015(2015-12-27) (aged 83)
Tamavua, Suva, Fiji

He was succeeded in February 2010 by Peter Thomson.[8]

Vunibobo also served as the Minister of Finance from 1994 to 1997 in the cabinet of Sitiveni Rabuka.[9][10]

He died on 27 December 2015, aged 83.[11]

See also

References
  1. International Who's Who, 1983-84. December 1983. ISBN 9780905118864.
  2. "History of the Mission" Archived 2012-02-18 at the Wayback Machine, official website of Fiji's Mission to the United Nations
  3. "Foreign postings" Archived 2012-03-07 at the Wayback Machine, Fiji Times, March 13, 2008
  4. "Fiji Appoints Envoy To UN" Archived February 11, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, All Headline News, February 9, 2010
  5. "Vunibobo faces challenging task defending Fiji's regime" Archived 2012-03-07 at the Wayback Machine, Fiji Times, March 23, 2008
  6. "UN To Consider Fiji On 'Case By Case Basis'", Scoop.co.nz, May 20, 2007
  7. "Vunibobo aims to remove stains of Fiji" Archived 2008-04-07 at the Wayback Machine, Fijilive, April 3, 2008
  8. "Thomson appointed Permanent Rep to the United Nations" Archived June 4, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, February 5, 2010, Fiji government website
  9. "Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. 1994Sep-Dec 1994". HathiTrust. hdl:2027/osu.32435083448464.
  10. Asia 1998 Yearbook: A Review of the Events of 1997. International Publication Service. December 3, 1997. ISBN 9789627010739 – via Google Books.
  11. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-01-01. Retrieved 2015-12-29.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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