Question-Who is appointed as the first women Secretary-general of UNCTAD?
(a) Rebeca Grynspan
(b) Isabelle Durant
(c) Mukhisa Kituyi
(d) Marina Linchen
Ans. (a)
Related Facts-
- Rebeca Grynspan of Costa Rica will be the new head of UNCTAD, the United Nations trade and development body.
- Her nomination to the post by UN Secretary-General António Guterres was approved on 11 June by the UN General Assembly.
- Ms. Grynspan, the first woman and Central American to be appointed as UNCTAD’s secretary-general, is an economist and current Ibero-American secretary-general.
- Ms. Grynspan has had a career spanning many years and has held several high-level positions including, among others, former under secretary-general of the UN and associate administrator of the UN Development Programme (UNDP).
About UNCTAD
- UNCTAD is the part of the United Nations Secretariat dealing with trade, investment, and development issues.
- The organization’s goals are to: “maximize the trade, investment and development opportunities of developing countries and assist them in their efforts to integrate into the world economy on an equitable basis”.
- UNCTAD was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1964 and it reports to the UN General Assembly and United Nations Economic and Social Council.
- UNCTAD has 195 member states and is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.
By- Yogesh Pratap Singh
Reference- https://unctad.org/news/rebeca-grynspan-appointed-unctads-secretary-general.