By NATION REPORTERMore by this AuthorUN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has announced appointment of Sierra Leone's Zainab Hawa Bangura as director-general of the United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON). In a statement on Monday, Mr Guterres thanked Ms Maimunah Mohd Sharif, Executive Director of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), who has been serving as acting director-general. He said she will continue to hold the office until Ms Bangura takes over. RELENTLESS CHAMPIONMr Guterres described Ms Bangura as a "relentless advocate for conflict resolution and reconciliation, and human rights champion". OTHER EXPERIENCEMs Bangura was Sierra Leone's Minister of Health and Sanitation from 2010 to 2012 and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation from 2007 to 2010.

Source: Daily Nation December 31, 2019 10:41 UTC