New Delhi [India], January 17 (ANI): The United Nations in India introduced Saturday that Stefan Priesner has assumed workplace because the UN’s Resident Coordinator in India, after presenting his credentials to the Authorities of India, an official assertion stated.
As Resident Coordinator, Priesner will lead the work of the UN Nation Workforce (UNCT) in India, supporting nationwide growth priorities and guiding progress in direction of the Sustainable Growth Objectives (SDGs) by means of a coherent and built-in UN response.
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Priesner, who was appointed to the position by the UN Secretary-Common, Antonio Guterres, introduced his credentials to the Secretary (West), Ministry of Exterior Affairs, Sibi George, throughout a ceremony in Delhi on Friday, as per the assertion.
Talking afterwards, Priesner stated, ‘I’m honoured to take up this accountability in India, a rustic whose variety, dynamism and historical past make it such a key companion of the United Nations. We on the UN are able to work much more carefully with the Authorities and different companions right here to help inclusive and sustainable growth that leaves nobody behind.’
Priesner brings almost three many years of expertise in worldwide growth, coverage advisory and the administration of complicated, multi-sectoral programmes to the position. On the UN, he most lately served as Resident Coordinator in Iran (2021-2025), following an project as Resident Coordinator for Malaysia, Brunei Darussalam, and Singapore (2017-2021). He was additionally Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Consultant in Uzbekistan (2013-2017).
Earlier in his profession, he held senior roles at UNDP, together with Nation Director in Bangladesh (2008-2012), Deputy Resident Consultant in Bosnia and Herzegovina (2004-2008), Deputy Chief of the Sub-regional Useful resource Facility for South and West Asia in Nepal (2001-2004). Priesner began his UN profession in 1997 with UNDP in Bhutan. Beforehand he labored within the non-public sector.
Priesner, a nationwide of Austria, holds a grasp’s in worldwide relations from Johns Hopkins College within the US and a grasp’s in regulation from the College of Vienna in Austria. (ANI)
