India’s Usha Rao-Monari appointed as Under-Secretary-General and Associate Administrator of UNDP

India’s Usha Rao-Monari, a number one funding skilled, has been appointed by UN chief Antonio Guterres as Under-Secretary-General and Associate Administrator of the UNDP, becoming a member of a rising listing of girls from the nation appointed to helm key companies of the worldwide organisation.
The United Nations Development Programme is the United Nations’ world improvement community.
A press release issued by the UN Spokesperson right here on Wednesday mentioned that Rao-Monari, Senior Adviser to Blackstone’s Infrastructure Group, is an funding skilled with nearly three many years of funding expertise, significantly within the infrastructure space.
Rao-Monari beforehand served as Chief Executive Officer of Global Water Development Partners, a Blackstone portfolio firm, and held a number of senior positions, together with Director of the Sustainable Business Advisory Group on the International Finance Corporation, a part of the World Bank Group, the assertion mentioned.
She at present serves on the Boards of a number of organisations within the subject of sustainable improvement and has held varied Board and advisory positions within the areas of water, pure capital, biodiversity and setting, it added.
Rao-Monari holds a Master’s diploma in International Affairs and Finance from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs/School of Business, a Master’s diploma in Management Studies from Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management in Mumbai and a BA Honors Economics from Delhi University.
Rao-Monari joins a rising listing of girls hailing from India who’ve been appointed to go key UN companies.
The announcement of her appointment comes simply two days after the UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF), which focusses on offering micro-finance entry to least developed international locations (LDCs), mentioned Preeti Sinha has commenced her tenure as Executive Secretary of the UN company.
Last 12 months in January, Guterres appointed Gita Sabharwal of India because the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Thailand.
Sabharwal, with 25 years of expertise in improvement, peacebuilding, governance and social coverage throughout 5 Asian international locations, beforehand served the United Nations in Sri Lanka because the Peacebuilding and Development Advisor for almost seven years.
Former Director-General of the Indian Council of Medical Research Soumya Swaminathan is the Chief Scientist on the World Health Organization.
In 2019, Anita Bhatia of India, an skilled chief within the space of strategic partnerships, useful resource mobilization and administration, was appointed by Guterres as Assistant Secretary-General for Resource Management, Sustainability and Partnerships and Deputy Executive Director of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women).
Veteran Indian diplomat and gender equality champion Lakshmi Puri has beforehand served as UN Assistant Secretary-General and Deputy Executive Director of UN Women.