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UN appoints Winnie Byanyima as UNAIDS New Executive Director
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UN appoints Winnie Byanyima as UNAIDS New Executive Director

The United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, has appointed Ms Byanyima as the UNAIDS Executive Director and a United Nations Under-Secretary-General following a comprehensive selection process that involved a search committee constituted by members of the UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board. The UNAIDS Committee of Cosponsoring Organizations made the final recommendation on the appointment to the Secretary-General. Ms Byanyima has more than 30 years of experience in political leadership, diplomacy and humanitarian engagement. According to a statement, She will bring a wealth of experience and commitment in harnessing the power of governments, multilateral agencies, the private sector and civil society to end the AIDS epidemic around the world. Byanyima has ...