Azerbaijani to lead UN mission in Ethiopia

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed Ramiz Alakbarov of Azerbaijan as the UN Resident Coordinator in Ethiopia, Report informs referring to the UN press service.

He will also serve as the UN Humanitarian Coordinator in the country.

Alakbarov has 28 years of experience in executive leadership, strategic planning and policymaking, development programming and management, and humanitarian response.

Prior to his current assignment, Alakbarov served as Deputy Special Representative for Afghanistan with the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) where he was also the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator.

From 1992 to 1995 he was an Assistant Professor at Azerbaijan Medical University and a practicing physician.