Satya S. Tripathi appointed as Assistant Secretary-General, Head of New York Office at UNEP
28th August, 2018Category: International
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed development economist and lawyer Satya S. Tripathi of India as Assistant Secretary-General and Head of the New York Office of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). He will succeed Elliott Harris of Trinidad and Tobago.
Tripathi holds honours, bachelor’s and master’s degrees in commerce; and bachelor’s and master’s degrees in law from Berhampur University (India). He has served as Senior Adviser since 2017 on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development at UNEP. He has worked for the UN since 1998 in Europe, Asia and Africa on various strategic assignments. He was the Director and Executive Head of the United Nations Office for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries Coordination in Indonesia, as well as for the United Nations Recovery Coordinator for the $7 billion post-tsunami and post-conflict recovery efforts in Aceh and Nias.
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