{{The Deputy Executive Director and Assistant Secretary-General for UN-HABITAT Doctor Aisha Kirabo Kacyira has thanked Rwanda\u2019s government pointing out president Paul Kagame for the support towards her new appointment.}}<\/p>\n
Speaking to igihe.com, Kirabo said her appointment was an achievement to all Rwandans having been so competitive.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am happy that I have been appointed to this position. This is not my personal achievement but an achievement to all Rwandans. This position was an open competitive position that I applied after recommended by my government.\u201d Kirabo said.<\/p>\n
\u201cOther factors that led to my success besides the support from my government include the experience I have in various domains right from the parliament to the Kigali City Mayor and now the governor,\u201dShe added in a telephone interview. <\/p>\n
\u201cI am thankful to the UN community for the trust in me and am ready to give my support, knowledge and skills to the UN-Habitat office in such times that the UN-Habitat is undergoing several changes,\u201d.<\/p>\n
Yesterday the United Nations Secretary General\u2019s office in Newyork appointed Kirabo currently the Governor of the Eastern Province as Deputy Executive Director and Assistant Secretary General to UN-Habitat.<\/p>\n
United Nations Under-Secretary General and UN-HAIBTAT Executive Director, Dr. Joan Clos, said he was satisfied with the appointment of the new UN-HABITAT Deputy Executive Director who Ms. Inga Bj\u00f6rk-Klevby from Sweden.<\/p>\n
\u201cMs.Kirabo brings to UN-HABITAT the experience of someone who knows daily urban challenges that citizens and governments are facing. She has been a Mayor of one of the fastest urbanizing cities in the world, Kigali, and she is currently Governor of Rwanda Eastern Province”. Said Dr. Clos.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe should be able to build a political commitment to accommodate rapid increases in urban populations, to prevent the emergence of slums, to face climate change and to fight against urban poverty and inequality. I am sure that Ms. Kirabo will be a big support in rethinking the urban agenda and in adopting a new approach to the challenges of urbanization,\u201d He added.<\/p>\n
In her new role, Dr. Kirabo will assist the Executive Director, Dr. Joan Clos, in the overall management of UN-HABITAT to achieve its mandate and will support the new UN-HABITAT agenda to face the urban challenges by strengthening urban policies to generate more equitable, wealthy and sustainable cities.<\/p>\n
Among her many important responsibilities, Ms. Kirabo will support Dr. Clos in advancing the key reviews currently underway at UN-HABITAT, including the review of UN-Habitat’s strategic priorities for the coming years leading to Habitat III in 2016.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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