Ndey Isatou Njie joined the Division for Sustainable Development (DSD) as Chief of the Water, Energy and Strategies Branch, effective 8 August. Ms. Njie has 32 years experience in water resources and environmental management, managing strategic framework processes for sustainable development, and capacity development.

Prior to joining DSD, she served as UNDP’s capacity development practice leader for West and Central Africa. As UNDP’s Africa Regional Coordinator for Capacity 2015, Ms. Njie coordinated the support for national preparatory processes for WSSD for a number of African countries, whilst as Regional Coordinator for Capacity 21, she coordinated the support for the preparation and implementation of national sustainable development strategies for project countries in Africa. She worked with IUCN as strategic planning adviser for Africa under the strategies for sustainability programme.

Ms. Njie was the first Executive Director for The Gambia National Environment Agency (NEA), and led the national preparations for UNCED. She has served in a number of international advisory positions which include: the chair of the policy consultative group for natural resources management in Africa, for the World Resources Institute (WRI); member of the board of directors for Lead international; member of the board of directors of the Network of for Environment and Sustainable Development in Africa (NESDA); and member of the African advisory group for SEMCIT ( Sustainability, Education, and the Management of Change in the Tropics).

The following staff members were promoted in August:

Andrea De Luka, Statistics Assistant, Statistics Division

Maria Guran, Team Assistant, Statistics Division

Carlos Gusukuma, Information Management Assistant, Office for ECOSOC Support and Coordination

Dominika Halka, Economic Affairs Officer, Financing for Development office

Phillicia Waite, Senior Staff Assistant, Development Policy and Analysis Division