Latest update January 20th, 2025 4:00 AM
Catherine Pollard appointed to top UN post
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon yesterday announced the appointment of Guyanese Catherine Pollard as Under-Secretary-General for General Assembly and Conference Management.
Catherine Pollard
She will succeed Tegegnework Gettu, according to a UN statement.
Since 2014, Pollard served as Assistant Secretary-General for General Assembly and Conference Management, prior to which she served as Assistant Secretary-General for Human Resources Management from 2008 to 2014.
She was previously Chief of Staff in the Department of Peacekeeping Operations, and before that, the Director of the Peacekeeping Finance Division in the Office of Programme Planning, Budget and Accounts.
Pollard’s career in the United Nations began in 1989 when she worked with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) as the Chief of National Execution Projects. In 1993, she joined the Department for Peacekeeping Operations, and then worked as Chief Budget Officer for the United Nations Operations in Yugoslavia and Central Headquarters.
Thereafter, she served as Chief of the Budget and Finance Section of the United Nations Volunteers.
Pollard, according to a UN statement, brings a proven track record of valuable experience in General Assembly and Conference Management matters, financial, human resource and general administrative management.
During her 26 years with the United Nations, she acquired a solid foundation of the United Nations culture, organizational and operational structures, global initiatives and reform efforts in accordance with the Secretary-General’s priorities and strategies. In each of her assignments at senior levels, she has helped to effect real improvements in management practices, moving away from the status quo.
Born in 1960, Pollard holds a Master’s in Accounting from the University of the West Indies, Kingston, Jamaica.
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