Lise Grande

Lise Grande is an American[1] who was Deputy Special Representative of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq. Prior to this appointment of 2 December 2014 by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Ms. Grande was the Resident Coordinator with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in India. [1]

Lise Grande in Juba

She is currently the UN Resident Coordinator in Yemen.[2] Being a RC in Yemen, she is also the UN Humanitarian Coordinator (HC).[3]

Career

Ms. Grande has worked in a number of countries that have experienced conflict. From 2008 to 2012, she worked with the United Nations in South Sudan and held the positions of Deputy Representative of the Secretary-General and Humanitarian Coordinator. From 2005 to 2008, she worked with the United Nations in the Republic of the Congo where she held the position of Head of the United Nations Integrated Office. From 2003 to 2005, she worked as the UNDP representative in Armenia.

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References
  1. "Secretary-General Appoints Lise Grande of United States Deputy Special Representative for Iraq". United Nations.
  2. Al-awsat, Asharq. "UN Appoints Lise Grande As Humanitarian Coordinator in Yemen". aawsat.com (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2018-10-17.
  3. "The Resident Coordinator of the UN in Yemen (RC)". ye.one.un.org. Retrieved 2018-10-17.


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