Africa Region

非洲区域合作平台

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区域合作平台

区域合作平台将所在地区所有致力于2030年议程发展工作的联合国实体联合起来,应对健康和环境等超越国界的关键挑战。 

区域合作平台由常务副秘书长担任主席,并由来自西亚区域经济委员会和联合国开发计划署的两位副主席担任共同主席。 

 

主席

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阿明娜·穆罕默德

常务副秘书长

联合国常务副秘书长阿明娜·穆罕默德女士于2015年11月至2016年12月担任担任尼日利亚联邦共和国环境部长,领导尼日利亚气候行动和保护自然环境工作。 

在此之前,穆罕默德女士曾担任前秘书长潘基文的特别顾问,负责2015年后发展规划,主持了《2030年可持续发展议程》达成全球协议以及制定可持续发展目标的进程。 

在加入联合国之前,穆罕默德女士曾任职于尼日利亚连续三届政府,作为担任千年发展目标特别顾问,就贫困、公共部门改革和可持续发展等问题提供建议,并统筹协调年度预算高达10亿美元的千年发展目标干预方案。 

她还是哥伦比亚大学发展实践的兼职教授,并在许多国际咨询委员会和小组任职,包括联合国秘书长2015年后发展议程高级别小组、数据革命促进可持续发展独立专家咨询小组、比尔及梅林达-盖茨基金会全球发展方案、非洲妇女千年倡议、女孩效应、2016年非洲联盟改革和行动援助国际教育权项目。 

穆罕默德女士职业生涯长达35年,初期任职于私营部门,与建筑师和工程师一起负责卫生、教育和公共部门建筑的项目管理。 

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Claver Gatete

Executive Secretary, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced on 06 October 2023 the appointment of Claver Gatete of Rwanda as the next Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA).

The Secretary-General wishes to extend his appreciation and gratitude to the former Executive Secretary, Vera Songwe of Cameroon, as well as to the Deputy Executive Secretary, Programme Support, Antonio M. A. Pedro of Mozambique, who will continue to serve as Acting Executive Secretary until Mr. Gatete assumes his functions.

Mr. Gatete is currently Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Republic of Rwanda to the United Nations in New York.  A seasoned economist, he brings to the position extensive strategic leadership expertise, coupled with international experience in the political and financial landscape of the African continent.  Mr. Gatete has served in senior government positions, notably as Minister of Infrastructure (2018-2022) and Minister of Finance and Economic Planning (2013-2018).

He has also served as Governor (2011-2013) and Deputy Governor (2009-2011) of the National Bank of Rwanda, Rwanda’s Central Bank, and Secretary General and Secretary to the Treasury at the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning in Rwanda (2003-2005).  He was Director General for Economic and Social Affairs in the Office of the President of Rwanda (2000-2003), during which time, he served as the President’s Representative to the New Partnership for Africa’s Development and Coordinator of the National African Peer Review Mechanism.

Mr. Gatete began his diplomatic career in 2005 and was based in London until 2009 as Rwanda’s Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Ireland and Iceland.  Prior to this, he served as National Economist of the United Nations Development Programme in Kigali (1998-2000) and Economist of Agriculture and Agri-Food and of Statistics Canada, in Ottawa, Canada (1993-1997).

Mr. Gatete holds a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in agricultural economics from the University of British Columbia in Canada. He is fluent in English with working knowledge of French.

Vice-Chair

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Ahunna Eziakonwa

Assistant Administrator, Director, UN Development Programme’s Regional Bureau for Africa

Ms. Ahunna Eziakonwa officially began her role as UNDP’s Assistant Administrator and Regional Director for Africa on August 15th, 2018. In this role she leads UNDP’s work supporting 46 countries in Africa to achieve Agenda 2030 and the Sustainable Development Goals. Prior to taking up this post, Ms. Eziakonwa-Onochie was UN Resident Coordinator, UNDP Resident Representative and UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Ethiopia (2015-2018), UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative in Uganda (2012-2015), and before that held the same position in Lesotho (2008-2012). She has also worked as Chief of the Africa Section for Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) where she managed over 15 country operations in Africa. Before joining the United Nations, Ms. Eziakonwa held a series of senior positions with civil society organisations in Africa. She holds a master’s degree in International Affairs from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs, with a focus on Economic and Political Development, as well as a Bachelor’s of Education degree, English and Literary studies from the University of Benin, Nigeria.

非洲区域合作平台的联合国国家工作队
此地区的联合国实体