Omar Abdi is a Somali-Canadian diplomat. He serves as the Deputy Executive Director of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF).[1][2]
Omar Abdi | |
|---|---|
| Deputy Executive Director of UNICEF | |
| Assumed office July 2014 | |
| Appointed by | Ban Ki-moon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Somalia |
| Profession | Diplomat |
Education edit
Abdi has a Bachelor of Science in civil engineering from the Somali National University in Mogadishu. He later received a doctoral degree in development economics and a master's in regional development planning, both from Cornell University.[3]
Career edit
Abdi held several leadership positions in UNICEF including as Country Representative in Pakistan, Ghana and Liberia, Regional Director in the Middle-East and North Africa, Comptroller and CFO, and Deputy Executive Director for Management, and Field Results.
Since 2016, following an appointment by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Abdi has been serving as the Deputy Executive Director for programmes at UNICEF; he succeeded Geeta Rao Gupta.[4] In this capacity, he oversees UNICEF's global humanitarian and development programmes. In 2020, he was part of the selection committee that chose José Manuel Barroso as chair of GAVI’s board.[5]
Other activities edit
- Global Partnership for Education (GPE), Member of the Board of Directors[6]
- Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health (PMNCH), Member of the Board[7]
References edit
- ^ "Secretary-General appoints Omar Abdi of Canada Deputy Executive Director of United Nations Children's Fund". un.org. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- ^ "Omar Abdi Deputy Executive Director" (PDF). un.org. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- ^ Secretary-General Appoints Omar Abdi of Canada Deputy Executive Director (Programmes), United Nations Children’s Fund United Nations, press release of 6 June 2016.
- ^ Secretary-General Appoints Omar Abdi of Canada Deputy Executive Director (Programmes), United Nations Children’s Fund United Nations, press release of 6 June 2016.
- ^ Roedy, Bill (December 2019). "Governance Committee Chair Report" (PDF). Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-11-29. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
- ^ "Report of the meeting of the Board of Directors" (PDF). Global Partnership for Education. December 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-11-29. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
- ^ Board Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health (PMNCH).