New country director for UNDP Somalia

NAIROBI – UNDP Somalia is pleased to announce today the arrival of its new Country Director Alvaro Rodriguez. Alvaro Rodriguez joins us from UNDP Pakistan where he has served since 2007 as the Country Director Alvaro has worked for UNDP in various countries namely, Kenya, China, Thailand, USA and Pakistan for the last 18 years. During his assignments with UNDP Pakistan Alvaro Rodriguez was involved with the ONE UN Reform as Pakistan was one of the pilot countries. “We are very pleased and privileged to have Alvaro Rodriguez as part of the Senior Management Team of the UN Country Team and we are convinced he will provide the leadership and experience necessary to meet the many complex challenges facing Somalia.” Said Mark Bowden, Resident/Humanitarian Coordinator, Resident Representative & Designated Official for Security, United Nations Somalia The new Country Director takes over when Somalia is in the midst of political and humanitarian crises and is one of the countries which is struggling the most to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The United Nations Development Programme Somalia (UNDP Somalia) works with partners to achieve the goal of a peaceful and secure nation in which every Somali has the opportunity to build a better life. UNDP supports Somalis through solutions for: Democratic governance, Rule of Law and Security, Recovery and Sustainable Livelihoods, Human development and economics and the fight against HIV/AIDS. United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is the United Nations’ global development network. UNDP is present in 166 countries. For more information, please contact Kaltun Hassan, Media Relations Specialist, Tel: +254 (0) 724916440 Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it