Egypt’s Yasmine Fouad to Lead Global Anti-Desertification Mission at the UN

Egypt’s Yasmine Fouad to Lead Global Anti-Desertification Mission at the UN

UN Secretary-General António Guterres announced the appointment of Egypt’s Minister of Environment, Yasmine Fouad, as the next Executive Secretary of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) on Thursday, 22 May. Fouad will become the fifth person to hold the position, succeeding Ibrahim Thiaw of Mauritania. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs welcomed the announcement by UN Secretary-General António Guterres. The ministry high…

Egypt hails Fouad's UNCCD appointment - Egyptian Gazette

CAIRO, – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Emigration, and Egyptian Expatriates warmly welcomed the announcement made by United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres regarding the appointment of Minister of Environment Yasmine Fouad as the new Executive Secretary of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD). The ministry stated Friday that this high-level appointment reflects Egypt’s leading and pivotal role under the l…

Yasmine Fouad of Egypt appointed as next UNCCD Executive Secretary

The United Nations Secretary-General, following consultation with the Bureau of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), announced the appointment of Yasmine Fouad of Egypt as the next Executive Secretary of the UNCCD. Serving as Minister of Environment of Egypt since 2018, Yasmine Fouad is an expert in environmental diplomacy with over 25 years of experience in environmental governance, g…

UN Secretary-General Appoints Egypt’s Yasmine Fouad as Executive Leader

The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed Yasmine Fouad, Egypt’s Minister of Environment, as the new Executive of a leading UN international agency, marking a significant step for global climate leadership. The announcement, made on June 27, 2024, in New York, comes as international attention sharpens on environmental action ahead of the next UN Climate Change Conference. Yasmine Fouad to Lead UN Executive Position Amid…