The following is a message of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, as delivered by Ján Kubiš, Executive Secretary, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (ECE), to the Astana Economic Forum, in Kazakhstan, today, 3 May:
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Geeta Rao Gupta, a United States national born in India, as Deputy Executive Director of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). Ms. Rao Gupta will succeed Saad Houry. The Secretary-General would like to take this opportunity to thank Mr. Houry for his exceptional service and commitment to UNICEF.