Secretary-General Appoints Françoise Jacob of France United Nations Resident Coordinator in Serbia

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Françoise Jacob of France as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Serbia, with the host Government’s approval.

Ms. Jacob brings 24 years of experience in humanitarian and development work, including 10 years of service to the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) in Asia/Central Asia, Eastern Europe and Africa.  For the past two years, she has served as UNOPS representative to the European Union institutions in Brussels.  Prior to that, she was the UNOPS director for South Asia (2011‑2017).

She held management positions with UNOPS, United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), European Commission Humanitarian Aid, non‑governmental organizations and the private sector in Afghanistan, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, East Timor, the Middle East, Montenegro, Rwanda, Sudan and Uganda.

She holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the École Supérieure des Sciences Economiques et Commerciales in Paris, France.