Kaarina Immonen, a national of
Finland was appointed as Deputy Special Representative in the
Central African Republic by the
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
Ban Ki-moon (; ; born 13 June 1944) is a South Korean politician and diplomat who served as the eighth secretary-general of the United Nations between 2007 and 2016. Prior to his appointment as secretary-general, Ban was his country's Minister ...
on 11 December 2012. Her new appointment also include serving as United Nations Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator.
Prior to her appointment, Ms. Immonen served as UN Resident Coordinator to the Republic of
Moldova, a position she held from June 2007 until July 2012. A veteran in the field of conflict prevention and international development, Ms. Immonen started her career at the
United Nations on 2 March 1992 and had served the UNDP in a number of countries, including Cambodia, Congo, Vietnam, Kenya, South Africa, Georgia and Russia.
Ms. Immonen obtained her master's degree from the
University of Geneva and the Graduate Institute for International Studies in Geneva, Switzerland.
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Finnish officials of the United Nations
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies alumni