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Find out more about the executive team, directors and experts at UNICEF driving change for every child. Biography.
- Mark Hereward
Since 1995, Mr. Hereward has served UNICEF in various...
- Douglas Noble
Dr. Noble first joined UNICEF in 2013 as the Regional Health...
- Omar Abdi
With over 30 years of experience, in international...
- Hannan Sulieman
Ms. Hannan Sulieman was appointed as Deputy Executive...
- Ted Chaiban
On 2 May 2023, United Nations Secretary-General António...
- Robert Jenkins
Prior to his current appointment, Mr. Jenkins served as the...
- Stephen S. Zimmermann
Stephen Zimmermann was appointed in March 2019, as the...
- Vidhya Ganesh
With over 25 years of experience in public health,...
- Mark Hereward
Maurice Pate, 1947-1965. Maurice Pate (1894-1965) was UNICEF's first executive director. At the time of his joining, millions of children were suffering in the aftermath of World War II. Pate made it a condition of his service that UNICEF support those in vanquished as well as victorious countries.
eTools is an online platform that strengthens UNICEF country programme management for results. eTools simplifies office processes related to implementing partnership management and programme monitoring to help UNICEF staff focus on achieving results in all programme contexts.
The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) was established in 1946, in the aftermath of World War II. Our mandate was clear: to help children and young people whose lives and futures were at risk – no matter what role their country had played in the war.
Catherine Mary Russell (born March 4, 1961) is an American attorney and political adviser who is the executive director of UNICEF as of 2022. [1]
Henrietta Holsman Fore (born December 9, 1948) is an American public health and international development executive who was the executive director of UNICEF till January 2022. [1] Fore is chairman and CEO of Holsman International, a management, investment, and advisory services company.
Catherine Russell. Executive Director, UNICEF. Photo by Angela Duffy. From the Editor. Catherine Russell took office as executive director at UNICEF in 2022 when she was 60. She leads a...
