United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced the appointment of Mohamed Yahya of Somalia as Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator in the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
He will succeed Joyce Msuya of the United Republic of Tanzania.
Mr. Yahya brings to the position over two decades of experience in development, humanitarian action and peacebuilding, gained at headquarters, regional and field levels across Africa and South Asia.
In his current role as United Nations Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator in Pakistan, he leads one of the largest UN presences in Asia and the Pacific and has coordinated the UN’s response to the 2025 floods.
Source:SNTV
