Kaarina Immonen
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Kaarina Immonen, a national of Finland was appointed as Deputy Special Representative in the Central African Republic by the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on 11 December 2012. Her new appointment also include serving as United Nations Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator.[1]
Prior to her appointment, Ms. Immonen served as UN Resident Coordinator to the Republic of Moldova, a position she held from June 2007 until July 2012. A veteran in the field of conflict prevention and international development, Ms. Immonen started her career at the United Nations on 2 March 1992 and had served the UNDP in a number of countries, including Cambodia, Congo, Vietnam, Kenya, South Africa, Georgia and Russia.[2]
Ms. Immonen obtained her master's degree from the University of Geneva and the Graduate Institute for International Studies in Geneva, Switzerland.
References
[edit]- ^ UN Press Release 11 December 2012. "United Nations Secretary-General Appoints Kaarina Immonen of Finland Special Representative for Central African Republic".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Moldova.org 20 July 2012. "The Head of the UN Mission to Moldova Kaarina Immonen ends her incumbency". Archived from 20 July 2012 the original on 25 July 2012. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
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- Finnish officials of the United Nations
- Living people
- Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies alumni
- Expatriates in the Central African Republic
- Expatriates in Vietnam
- Finnish expatriates in Cambodia
- Finnish expatriates in Georgia (country)
- Finnish expatriates in Kenya
- Finnish expatriates in Moldova
- Finnish expatriates in Russia
- Finnish expatriates in South Africa