Question: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres recently announced the appointment of Catherine Russell at which of the following post?
a) Executive Director of WHO
b) Executive Director of UNICEF
c) Executive Director of UNESCO
d) None of these
Answer: (b)
Related Facts:-
- On 10 December 2021; UN Secretary General António Guterres announced the appointment of Catherine Russell as the next Executive Director of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF).
- Catherine Russell of USA, is an assistant to U.S. President Joe Biden, who runs the White House Office of Presidential Personnel.
- From 2013-2017, she has also acted as the State Department’s ambassador-at-large for global women’s issues.
- Russell will follow Henrietta Fore, who quit in July 2021 due to family health issues.