November 1996. On 27 September 1995, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Kofi Annan, appointed Rehn as Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Republic of Croatia, FRY, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Republic of Macedonia – collectively, the states comprising the former Yugoslavia. After several years as Special Rapporteur, she was appointed an Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations, with the specific assignment of Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Coordinator of the United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina, an office she held during 16 January 1998 to 15 July 1999. While on assignement, she was one of the earliest observers to visit the mass graves of the Srebrenica massacre. Other activities Elisabeth Rehn and Lamija Tanović were the key founding members and patrons of the United World College in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Rehn was a member of the Global Leadership Foundation (GLF) until November 2017. GLF is an organization which works to support democratic leadership, prevent and resolve conflict through mediation and promote good governance in the form of democratic institutions, open markets, human rights and the rule of law. It does so by making available, discreetly and in confidence, the experience of former leaders to today’s national leaders. It is a non-profit organization composed of former heads of government, senior governmental and international organization officials who work closely with heads of government on governance-related issues of concern to them. Memberships and NGO positions European Leadership Network Femmes Africa Solidarité, Advisory Board member, 2005– Finnish Red Cross, Vice-chair, 1984–1988 Global Leadership Foundation, –2017 Intellibridge, Advisory Council member International Court of Justice, Trust Fund for Victims, Board of Directors member Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, Court of Conciliation and Arbitration of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe member, 1994– Regional Women's Lobby South Eastern Europe, Advisory Board member UNICEF, Finnish Committee member, 1982–1994 Chair of the Standing Group of the National Committees of UNICEF, 1988–1993 UNIFEM Independent expert on women's role in peace-building, 2001–2003 Global study on the implementation of UN Security Council resolution 1325, High Level Advisory Group member, 2015 UNIFEM Finland, Vice-chair of the Board, 2003–2005 WWF Finland, Chair of Board of Trustees, 2000–2006 Zonta International, International Honorary Member Sources: Works Personal life Rehn was married to Ove Rehn from 1955 until his death in 2004, and they have four children: Joakim, Charlotta, Johan, and Veronica Rehn-Kivi, a member of