17-08 2020 13:42
wrote:
It is a tremendous shock to learn of Alioune's sudden and unexpected death. He will be hugely missed. My sincere condolences to his family for their loss. He was such a good humoured colleague and supportive manager.
In 2008, to visit Iraq Alioune and I attended the same Security Assessment Training on the Jordanian Army Base. During one exercise his role was injured passenger, in shock and calling out hysterically, mine to comfort the passenger while we waited tor emergency services. It speaks to his modesty and colleaguality that Alioune did not pull rank and temper his participation, making it uncomfortable for me to offer advice, but fully embraced his role, crying out with pain convincingly as he stretched out across the back seat of the car. Although comical, given his statute compared to me, he lay there shouting out and while I tried to calm him as the instructor looked on and we waited for the ‘ambulance’. I am glad to say we both passed the exercise and the training.
I reminded him about our roles in this training regularly when we met at WUF's and he would always give one of his broad big smiles and a chuckle and then go on to introduce me to everyone he was with. Always a pleasure to meet, a warm and encouraging manager, Alioune will be sorely missed not only as a colleague but for his contribution to UN-Habitat and to the Urban Agenda.
May he rest in peace.
17-08 2020 13:42
wrote:
It is a tremendous shock to learn of Alioune's sudden and unexpected death. He will be hugely missed. My sincere condolences to his family for their loss. He was such a good humoured colleague and supportive manager.
In 2008, to visit Iraq Alioune and I attended the same Security Assessment Training on the Jordanian Army Base. During one exercise his role was injured passenger, in shock and calling out hysterically, mine to comfort the passenger while we waited tor emergency services. It speaks to his modesty and colleaguality that Alioune did not pull rank and temper his participation, making it uncomfortable for me to offer advice, but fully embraced his role, crying out with pain convincingly as he stretched out across the back seat of the car. Although comical, given his statute compared to me, he lay there shouting out and while I tried to calm him as the instructor looked on and we waited for the ‘ambulance’. I am glad to say we both passed the exercise and the training.
I reminded him about our roles in this training regularly when we met at WUF's and he would always give one of his broad big smiles and a chuckle and then go on to introduce me to everyone he was with. Always a pleasure to meet, a warm and encouraging manager, Alioune will be sorely missed not only as a colleague but for his contribution to UN-Habitat and to the Urban Agenda.
May he rest in peace.
