UN APPOINTS NIGERIAN, OLUFUNMILAYO ABOSEDE BALOGUN -ALEXANDER, AS RESIDENT COORDINATOR IN TIMOR-LESTE

The United Nations (UN) has announced the appointment of Nigerian, Olufunmilayo Abosede Balogun-Alexander as its Resident Coordinator in Timor-Leste.

The appointment was ratified by the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres with the host Government’s approval.

According to a press statement, Abosede Balogun-Alexander resumed her post on the 1st of December, 2022.

About Abosede Balogun: Olufunmilayo Abosede Balogun-Alexander has more than 30 years of experience working on and leading humanitarian, peace and development projects at a senior level within the United Nations and international NGOs. 

The UN added that she has also coordinated national support and government priorities for development and social policy funding, including co-creating and driving solutions on contentious issues of gender equality, sexual and reproductive health and rights, and minority groups, to ensure that no one is left behind in achieving the SDGs.

She has a master’s degree in Gender and Development from the Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, UK and a bachelor of arts degree in English from the University of Lagos, Nigeria.