Within the World Organization, he most recently served as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Armenia.
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, with the approval of the host government, has appointed Shomby Sharp of the United States as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in India, according to a statement.
The United Nations said in a statement released on Monday that Mr Sharp “has dedicated more than 25 years of his career to promoting inclusive and sustainable development internationally, achieved in this new situation both at the United Nations and externally”. The experience has brought.”
Within the World Organization, he most recently served as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Armenia.
Mr. Sharp has held several leadership positions in the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), where he was Resident Representative in Armenia, Deputy Resident Representative in Georgia, Deputy Country Director in Lebanon, Regional HIV/AIDS Practice Team Leader for UNDP Europe . Commonwealth of Independent States in the Russian Federation, Program Manager for the Western Balkans in New York and Assistant Resident Representative in the Russian Federation.
Prior to joining the United Nations, Mr Sharp began his career in development with the international non-profit Care International in Zimbabwe, the statement said.
He is a published author of work in health economics and was a United States Agency for International Development (USAID) ‘policy champion’ as well as a nominee for the UNDP Administrator’s Award.
Mr. Sharp holds a Postgraduate Diploma in HIV/AIDS Management from the National Medical University of South Africa and Stellenbosch University in South Africa; Master’s degree in Economics from the University of Colorado and a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Kansas.
The Secretary-General’s Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq said at a briefing that the Resident Coordinator “leads the work of our UN teams, including our continued support for national COVID-19 response plans for better recovery for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)”. Contains.)”.
“These senior UN officials are also representatives of the Secretary-General for Development at the country level,” he said.
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