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 ...