Inger Andersen of Denmark has been appointed as Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme for a four-year term. Joyce Msuya, from Tanzania, has been the acting executive director. "Congratulations @andersen_inger on your appointment as Executive Director of @UNEnvironment. "Congrats dear @andersen_inger for being appointed as the next Executive Director of @UNEnvironment! "The Secretary General [Antonio Guterres] wishes to extend his appreciation and gratitude to the Deputy Executive Director of UNEP, Joyce Msuya of Tanzania, for her service as Acting Executive Director," the statement said.

Source: The Star February 21, 2019 14:15 UTC