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In January last year, Guterres appointed Gita Sabharwal of India as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Thailand. Last week, the UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF), which focuses on providing microfinance access to least developed countries (LDCs), said Preeti Sinha has commenced her tenure as Executive Secretary of the UN agency.

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the 'leading global environmental authority that sets the global environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable development within the United Nations system, and serves as an authoritative advocate for the global environment.' She holds a MasterвЂ™s degree in Economics from the University of Mumbai, as well as a MasterвЂ™s degree in Sea Use Law, Economics and Policy and a PhD from the London School of Economics. She served as a member of the Global Assurance Group of the Mining, Minerals and Sustainable Development project, which examined how the mining and minerals sector could contribute to the global transition to sustainable development, it said. According to her profile on the UNEP website, she has been a member of the Planning Board of the Government of Goa and member of the Goa Jubilee Development Council, a member of Shell InternationalвЂ™s External Review Committee on Sustainability Reporting. Noronha has served on various boards, expert panels and advisory committees on ecosystems, natural resources and minerals and metals.

#Indian economist professional

Last week, Guterres appointed leading investment professional Usha Rao-Monari of India as Under-Secretary-General and Associate Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Noronha joins a growing list of women from India appointed to helm key UN agencies.

She served as Secretary of the Asian Energy Institute and as Coordinator of the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnerships (REEEP), South Asia and worked with the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Canada on ecosystem approaches to human health. Prior to joining UNEP, Noronha worked at The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) in New Delhi, as Executive Director (Research Coordination) and as Director of the Division on Resources, Regulation and Global Security, it said.ДЇrom the Magazine 'Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani': Shah Rukh Khan As The Symbol Of Indianness Love, Respect, Awe: Look At Her Like Shah Rukh Khan Looks At His Women A FanboyвЂ™s Bollywood: Before And After The Khans The Nihangs: Sikh Warrior Creed That Evokes Respect And Fear In Equal Measure Soojit SirkarвЂ™s Udham Singh Is A Cinematic Tribute To The Martyr She has worked since 2014 as Director of UNEPвЂ™s Economy Division based in Nairobi, leading UNEPвЂ™s work on climate mitigation and energy transitions on inclusive green economies, sustainable consumption and production, as well as on trade and sustainable finance, and the nexus of environment, pollution and health, the statement said. Noronha is an economist with over 30 years of international experience in the field of sustainable development. Noronha succeeds Indian development economist Satya Tripathi to whom Secretary-General Guterres is вЂњgrateful for his leadership and dedicated service during his tenure,вЂќ according to a statement published by UN on Thursday. UN secretary-generalВ Antonio Guterres has appointed leading Indian economist Ligia Noronha as Assistant Secretary-General and Head of the New York Office of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).