Question: Which Indian economist has been appointed as the Assistant Secretary-General and Head of the New York Office of the United Nations Environment Programme?
(a) Ligia Noronha
(b) T. S. Tirumurti
(c) Ovais Sarmad
(d) Samar Sen
Answer: (a)
Related facts:
- Indian economist Ligia Noronha has been appointed Assistant Secretary-General and Head of the New York Office of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
- The appointment was announced by United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on 25 February 2021.
- Ligia Noronha is an economist with over 30 years of international professional experience in promoting environmental sustainability.
- She was appointed in April 2014 as Director of the UN Environment Programme (UN Environment), Division of Technology, Industry and Economics – now known as the Economy Division.
- Noronha has served on the National Security Advisory Board of the Government of India focusing on the linkages between the environment, climate and security and on several expert committees of the Government of India and Goa.
By-Amar Mani Upadhyay
Links:
https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/statements/ligia-noronha-appointed-assistant-secretary-general-and-head-unep-new
https://www.unep.org/people/ligia-noronha