Ibrahim Thiaw Explained

Ibrahim Thiaw is a Mauritianian public servant who has been serving as Executive Secretary of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) since 2019.[1]

Early life and education

Born in 1957 in Tékane, Mauritania, Thiaw holds an advanced degree in forestry and forest product techniques.[2]

Career

Thiaw worked in his country's Ministry of Rural Development for 10 years before joining the World Conservation Union (IUCN), where he served ten years holding different positions.[3]

Thiaw joined the United Nations in 2007 as Director of the Division of Environmental Policy Implementation (DEPI) at United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).[4] From 2013 to 2018, he was Deputy Executive Director of UNEP at the level of Assistant Secretary-General, under the leadership of successive Executive Directors Achim Steiner and Erik Solheim. He was appointed to this position by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on 2 August 2013.[5] In this capacity, he played a key role in shaping the organization's strategic vision, mid-term strategy and programme of work, and strengthened collaborations with Governments and other environmental governing bodies, including the United Nations Environmental Assembly.[6]

He also served the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change as its interim head after Patricia Espinosa stepped down, and started his term on 17 July 2022.[7] He was succeeded in this position by Simon Stiell on 15 August that same year.[8]

Personal life

Thiaw is married and has three children.

Notes and References

  1. https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/sg/personnel-appointments/2019-01-31/mr-ibrahim-thiaw-of-mauritania-executive-secretary-of-the-united-nations-convention-combat-desertification-%28unccd%29 Mr. Ibrahim Thiaw of Mauritania - Executive Secretary of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)
  2. https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/sg/personnel-appointments/2019-01-31/mr-ibrahim-thiaw-of-mauritania-executive-secretary-of-the-united-nations-convention-combat-desertification-%28unccd%29 Mr. Ibrahim Thiaw of Mauritania - Executive Secretary of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)
  3. Web site: Ibrahim Thiaw . 2024-08-17 .
  4. Web site: Ibrahim Thiaw: Director of the Division of Environmental Policy Implementation (DEPI) . UNEP.
  5. Web site: Secretary-General appoints Ibrahim Thiaw of Mauritania Deputy Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme . . Press release . 2 August 2013.
  6. https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/sg/personnel-appointments/2019-01-31/mr-ibrahim-thiaw-of-mauritania-executive-secretary-of-the-united-nations-convention-combat-desertification-%28unccd%29 Mr. Ibrahim Thiaw of Mauritania - Executive Secretary of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)
  7. Web site: Lo . Joe . 2022-06-21 . Ibrahim Thiaw appointed interim UN Climate Change head . 2024-02-11 . Climate Home News . en.
  8. Web site: Executive Secretary, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change United Nations Secretary-General . 2024-02-11 . www.un.org.

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