UN chief appoints Xu Haoliang of China as deputy head of UNDP

UN chief appoints Xu Haoliang of China as deputy head of UNDP

Daily Current Affairs / UN chief appoints Xu Haoliang of China as deputy head of UNDP

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Category : Appointment/Resignation Published on: July 01 2023

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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has announced the appointment of Xu Haoliang from China as the new Undersecretary-General and Associate Administrator of the UN Development Programme (UNDP).
Mr. Xu will succeed Usha Rao-Monari of India, to whom the Secretary-General has expressed his appreciation for her service and commitment during her tenure as Associate Administrator.
Xu has been serving as the UN Assistant Secretary-General and Director of the Bureau for Policy and Programme Support at the UNDP since 2019.
Prior to that, from 2013 to 2019, he held the position of UNDP Assistant Administrator and Director of the Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific.
Before joining the United Nations, Xu worked in the field of civil engineering in China and the United States.
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is the leading agency of the United Nations.

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