Friday March 29, 2019
George
Conway, the UNDP Somalia Country Director, speaks during a ceremony to
hand over new police uniforms for the Somali Police Force at the Airport
Police Headquarters in Mogadishu, Somalia, on November 22, 2017. UN
Photo / Omar Abdisalan
United
Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the
appointment of George Conway of Canada as Acting Deputy Special
Representative for the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia
(UNSOM), where he will also serve as United Nations Resident and
Humanitarian Coordinator.
Mr. Conway succeeds Peter de Clercq of the Netherlands, to whom the
Secretary-General is grateful for his dedication and outstanding service
in Somalia.
Currently serving as Resident Representative a.i. for the United
Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Somalia, Mr. Conway brings a
wealth of experience and has many years of distinguished service within
the United Nations system, including as Strategic Adviser in the UNDP
Regional Bureau for Africa, Country Director a.i. for UNDP South Sudan
and Deputy Head of Office, as well as Head of Programmes for UNDP
Southern Sudan.
Born in 1970, Mr. Conway holds two Master of Arts degrees, from
Carleton University and the University of Western Ontario, as well as a
Bachelor of Arts from the University of Winnipeg, all in Canada.
