United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres appointed Lisa Singh of Nepal as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Mauritius and Seychelles, with the host Government’s approval. She will take up her post on 11 November.
In Mauritius and the Seychelles, the United Nations is ramping up its support to authorities to address the impacts of the rising costs of fertilizers. This is urgent for both countries, which are currently 100 per cent dependent on imported chemical fertilizers.
The new Permanent Representative of Seychelles to the United Nations, Ian Madeleine, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General António Guterres today.
Secretary-General António Guterres praised the impactful first decade of the “Every Woman Every Child” campaign, which mobilized more than $180 billion in investments. While maternal and child deaths have declined significantly in that time, he cautioned that COVID-19 has revealed the fragility of those advances.
The new Permanent Representative of Seychelles to the United Nations, Ronald Jumeau, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General António Guterres today.
