SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS KIM BOLDUC OF CANADA AS HIS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR WESTERN SAHARA AND HEAD OF THE UNITED NATIONS MISSION FOR THE REFERENDUM IN WESTERN SAHARA (MINURSO) United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Kim Bolduc of Canada as his Special Representative for Western Sahara and Head of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum inWestern Sahara (MINURSO). The new Special Representative of the Secretary-General succeeds Wolfgang Weisbrod-Weber of Germany, who will complete his assignment on 31 July 2014. The Secretary-General is grateful to Mr. Weisbrod-Weber for his strong leadership and dedicated service during his tenure. Ms. Bolduc brings to this appointment over 30 years of experience in international development and humanitarian work and a demonstrated record of management and leadership. Ms. Bolduc most recently served as United Nations Resident Coordinator and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative in Panama from 2010 to 2014, and previously as Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General/Humanitarian Coordinator for the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) and as Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative in Brazil. She held various field appointments within the United Nations system since she joined in 1987, including in Honduras, Iraq, Peru, Ecuador and eight years in Africa. Ms. Bolduc obtained her Masters degree in International Development and Cooperation from Ottawa University in Canada and was trained in Conflict Resolution and Humanitarian Action at Ottawa University and the University of Geneva. Born in 1952, Ms. Bolduc is married with one son. New York, 12 May 2014
Posted on: Tue, 13 May 2014 05:36:34 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015