Omar Abdi Explained

Omar Abdi
Birth Place:Somalia
Office:Deputy Executive Director of UNICEF
Term Start:July 2014
Profession:Diplomat

Omar Abdi is a Somali-Canadian diplomat. He serves as the Deputy Executive Director of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF).[1] [2]

Education

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

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Secretary-General appoints Omar Abdi of Canada Deputy Executive Director of United Nations Children’s Fund. un.org. 1 August 2014.
  2. Web site: Omar Abdi Deputy Executive Director . un.org. 27 August 2014.
  3. https://www.un.org/press/en/2016/sga1663.doc.htm Secretary-General Appoints Omar Abdi of Canada Deputy Executive Director (Programmes), United Nations Children’s Fund
  4. https://www.un.org/press/en/2016/sga1663.doc.htm Secretary-General Appoints Omar Abdi of Canada Deputy Executive Director (Programmes), United Nations Children’s Fund
  5. Web site: Roedy . Bill . December 2019 . Governance Committee Chair Report . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221129064825/https://www.gavi.org/sites/default/files/board/minutes/2019/4-dec/presentations/GC%20Chair%20Report%20to%20Board%20-%20Dec%202019.pdf . 2022-11-29 . 2022-11-29 . Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance.
  6. Web site: December 2019 . Report of the meeting of the Board of Directors . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221129065946/https://www.globalpartnership.org/sites/default/files/document/file/2019-12-GPE-Board-meeting.report.pdf . 2022-11-29 . 2022-11-29 . Global Partnership for Education.
  7. https://www.who.int/pmnch/about/governance/board/members/en/ Board

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