New acting head of UNICEF office appointed
A new acting head of Baku`s UNICEF office has been appointed.
Mohamed Bendriss-Alami, a Moroccan national, will succeed Hanaa
Singer in this position, the UNICEF office said.
Prior to the new appointment, Bendriss-Alami acted as the organization`s Deputy Regional Director for UNICEF in the Middle East and North Africa. He also served for 15 years as a high-ranking government official in Morocco and worked in UNICEF`s offices in his home country, as well as in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, and Sudan. After his successful work in Sudan, the UNICEF Executive Director appointed Bendriss-Alami head of the group`s representation in Damascus, Syria in 2000. In April 2005, Bendriss-Alami retired at the age of 63 but continued to serve as a UNICEF adviser. Following an earthquake in Pakistan, he was appointed to run a program on water, environmental protection and sanitary issues during 2005-2006, and went on to head the same program during 2006-2007 in Lebanon after the war between Hezbollah and Israel.
Bendriss-Alami holds a university diploma on hydraulics construction and a master`s degree in urban planning and regional development.
Prior to the new appointment, Bendriss-Alami acted as the organization`s Deputy Regional Director for UNICEF in the Middle East and North Africa. He also served for 15 years as a high-ranking government official in Morocco and worked in UNICEF`s offices in his home country, as well as in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, and Sudan. After his successful work in Sudan, the UNICEF Executive Director appointed Bendriss-Alami head of the group`s representation in Damascus, Syria in 2000. In April 2005, Bendriss-Alami retired at the age of 63 but continued to serve as a UNICEF adviser. Following an earthquake in Pakistan, he was appointed to run a program on water, environmental protection and sanitary issues during 2005-2006, and went on to head the same program during 2006-2007 in Lebanon after the war between Hezbollah and Israel.
Bendriss-Alami holds a university diploma on hydraulics construction and a master`s degree in urban planning and regional development.
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