UN Secretary General Guterres appoints Shombi Sharp as UN Resident Coordinator in India

• United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has appointed Shombi Sharp of the United States as the UN Resident Coordinator in India with the host government's approval.
• He will serve as a representative of the SG for development in the country.
• He recently served as United Nations Resident Coordinator in Armenia.
• One of the key roles of the Resident Coordinator is to ensure system-wide accountability on the ground and to coordinate UN support to countries in their implementation of the 2030 Agenda.

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