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.