Indian economist Noronha is Assistant SG and Head of UNEP NY Office
United Nations
UN chief Antonio Guterres has appointed leading Indian economist Ligia Noronha as Assistant Secretary-General and Head of the New York Office of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). Noronha will succeed fellow Indian and development economist Satya Tripathi to whom Secretary-General Guterres is grateful for his leadership and dedicated service during his tenure, according to a statement here on Thursday.
Noronha is an economist with over 30 years of international experience in the field of sustainable development. She has worked since 2014 as Director of UNEP s Economy Division based in Nairobi, leading UNEP s work on climate mitigation and energy transitions; and on inclusive green economies, sustainable consumption and production, the statement said.
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New York, Jan 22 (PTI) The Joe Biden-led US government has applauded India for sending supplies of COVID-19 vaccine to a host of South Asian nations, calling India a true friend who is using its pharmaceutical sector to help the global community. We applaud India s role in global health, sharing millions of doses of COVID-19 vaccine in South Asia. India s free shipments of vaccine began with Maldives, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Nepal and will extend to others. India s a true friend using its pharma to help the global community,” the US State Department’s account for the Bureau of South and Central Asi