Amin Awad Of Sudan Appointed As UN Crisis Coordinator For Ukraine
27 February, 2022
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KHARTOUM (Sudanow) - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed Amin Awad of Sudan as Assistant Secretary-General to serve as United Nations Crisis Coordinator for Ukraine.
Awad's appointment came as Ukraine is faced with increasing humanitarian needs following Russia's military operations in the country.
According to a UN report, Mr. Awad has served in a range of senior roles with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), including as Director for the Bureau for the Middle East and North Africa and Director of Division of Emergency, Security and Supply, thus brings with him over 30 years of experience in the field of humanitarian affairs, strategic action, planning and development.
Mr. Awad has also served in leadership roles in complex field operations, including as UNHCR Representative in Sri Lanka, Regional Coordinator for the Iraq Operations and Humanitarian Coordinator and Representative in North Macedonia. He served extensively in the Middle East and the Commonwealth of Independent States, former Yugoslavia, South and South-West Asia, and Africa.
Mr. Awad’s career with UNHCR started in 1989 as Project Officer for the joint World Bank–UNHCR Project for Afghan Refugees in Quetta, Pakistan, before serving as Head of Office for Northern Iraq (1991), Coordinator for the Kenya-Somalia Cross-Border Operation (1992), Acting Representative in Yemen (1992-1994) and Senior Regional Programme Coordinator and Senior Area Coordinator for the Regional Bureau for Europe (1994-1999).
Mr. Awad is an Advanced Leadership Initiative Fellow from Harvard University. He is a fluent English and Arabic speaker.
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