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(NEWZIMBABWE) Zimbabwean to head UN South Sudan mission

Zimbabwean to head UN South Sudan mission
16/01/2012 00:00:00
by Staff Reporter

UNITED Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Zimbabwean Raisedon Zenenga as Deputy Special Representative of the world body’s mission in South Sudan.

In a statement the UN said: “With over 28 years of United Nations, government and diplomatic service, including more than 10 at the management level in complex peacekeeping operations, Zenenga has a diverse and substantial background in political processes and mediation.

“(He also has) proven skills in managing peacekeeping operations, significant experience in working with government and other key stakeholders in conflict and post-conflict settings, and 19 years of experience with the US in the field and at headquarters.”

Zenenga has worked for the United Nations in some of its most challenging field missions, including Somalia, Liberia, Iraq-Kuwait and Sierra Leone.

“As a senior manager at United Nations Headquarters for the last 10 years, he supported the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the United Nations Operation in Côte d’Ivoire, among other peace operations,” the UN said.

“Most recently he was the director of the Africa Division II, Office of Operations, in the Department of Peacekeeping Operations.”

Educated at the University of Zimbabwe, Zenenga holds degrees in public administration and political science.

The married father of three also received diplomatic training from the Australian Development Assistance Bureau.

Labels: SUDAN, UN

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