serviceyears laterwork allegiance rank article_title name
1961-2001 director united nations fact finding mission on the gaza conflict of institute for international criminal investigations member of irish army colonel desmond travers
 desmond travers
desmond travers

desmond travers -lrb- born 1941 -rrb- is a retired irish army colonel .
during his years with the army he served with various united nations and european union peacekeeping forces .
since his retirement from the army in 2001 , he has taught military affairs at the institute for international criminal investigations in the hague .
he also served on the institutes board of directors .
in 2009 together with richard goldstone , christine chinkin , and hina jilani , he was appointed to the united nations fact finding mission on the gaza conflict .
the report that the mission subsequently published is commonly referred to as the goldstone report and travers is credited as one of the four co-authors .
