UN names Ghana's Anita Gbeho Head of Mission in South Sudan
Anita Kiki Gbeho has been appointed as the new Special Representative for South Sudan and Head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres made the appointment.
Ms. Gbeho succeeds the late Mr. Nicholas Haysom of South Africa. Mr. Guterres acknowledged Mr. Haysom's dedication and leadership in advancing peace within the UN system. Ms. Gbeho brings more than 25 years of experience in political, development and humanitarian affairs, having served in diverse conflict and post-conflict settings including Angola, Cambodia, Iraq, Namibia, Somalia, South Sudan and Sudan. Since 2024, she has served as the Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General at UNMISS and as the Humanitarian Coordinator and Resident Coordinator in South Sudan, where she has periodically served as Officer-in-Charge. From 2021 to 2023, she was the Deputy Special Representative (Political) in the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM). From 2018 to 2020, she was the Deputy Joint Special Representative of the AU-UN Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID). From 2015 to 2018, she was the Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative in Namibia.
Ms. Gbeho also served as Chief of Section in the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in New York, and Head of Office for OCHA in Somalia and South Sudan. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences and African Studies from the State University of New York, USA, and a Master of Arts in International Relations from the University of Ghana, Legon.
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The UN Secretary-General has a new Special Representative for South Sudan. Anita Kiki Gbeho of Ghana brings over 25 years of experience to the role - but what challenges will she face?
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