Mbaranga Gasarabwe

Mbaranga Gasarabwe (born 1959) is a Rwandan diplomat who served as Deputy Special Representative for the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) and Resident Coordinator[1] in Mali from 2015 until 2021.[2][3]

Mbaranga Gasarabwe
United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Safety and Security
Assumed office
18 April 2011
Secretary-GeneralAntónio Guterres
Ban Ki-moon
Personal details
Born1959
Rwanda
Alma materHult International Business School
University of Burundi
OccupationAssistant U.N. Secretary-General for Safety and Security

Gasarabwe was previously the inaugural Assistant Secretary-General for Safety and Security for the United Nations, serving under United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon from 2011 until 2015.[4]

Education

Gasarabwe obtained her master's degree in economics from the University of Burundi. She obtained a master's degree in management and business administration from Hult International Business School (at the time known as the Arthur D. Little School of Management) in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.

Career

Gasarabwe joined the UN in 1991 and has held a number of position in the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in New York City, including Chief of Division ad interim for Eastern and Central Africa. Prior to her current appointment, she was Resident Coordinator/UNDP Resident Representative and Designated Official in Mali and, since 1998, she had also served as Resident Coordinator in a number of other countries, including Guinea, Djibouti, and Benin.

From 2011 until 2015, Gasarabwe was the inaugural Assistant Secretary-General for Safety and Security for the United Nations. In this position, she was responsible for managing the department and reports to the Under-Secretary-General for Safety and Security Peter Thomas Drennan.

References
  1. Kieran Guilbert (November 18, 2015), Attacks on aid groups, rising crime isolate neediest in Mali-agencies Reuters.
  2. Secretary-General Appoints Mbaranga Gasarabwe of Rwanda Deputy Special Representative for Mali United Nations, press release of May 8, 2015.
  3. Secretary-General Appoints Alain Noudéhou of Benin Deputy Special Representative for United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali United Nations, press release of April 28, 2021.
  4. "Mbaranga Gasarabwe | United Nations Press Release". United Nations. 2011-04-18.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.