UN names new resident coordinator for Guyana

  • Sep, Tue, 2024

The United Nations has named Jean Njeri Kamau of Kenya as its Resident Coordinator for Guyana.

Stéphane Dujarric, the spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, said that Kamau brings more than 20 years of experience in human rights, development and political governance. She took up  her new position last weekend.

She recently served as Kenya’s Ambassador to Ethiopia and Permanent Representative to the African Union.

Previously, she served as a diplomat in the Republic of South Africa, Kingdom of Eswatini and Kingdom of Lesotho and Washington DC. Before joining the diplomatic service, she worked in multiple roles in the public sector and civil society, including as Country Director for Action Aid International in Kenya and Lesotho and as the first Executive Director for the Federation of Women Lawyers, Kenya.

Kamau holds a Bachelor’s degree in Law from the University of Nairobi and Master’s degree in Democratic Studies from the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom.

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