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UNDP in Yemen
Country Office Team
UNDP Yemen Resident Representative
Ms. Zena Ali Ahmad (Lebanon) has been appointed as UNDP Resident Representative for Yemen.
Prior to this appointment, Zena was UNDP Resident Representative for Iraq (2019-2022) and the Regional Director for the Regional Office for Arab States in UN-Habitat at Egypt since 2017. She also served as UNDP Deputy Regional Hub Manager for Arab States (2016-2017), UNDP Country Director in Jordan (2012-2017), UNDP Deputy Resident Representative in Syria (2008-2012), UNDP Policy Advisor in Arab States (2005-2007), and UNDP Assistant Resident Representative in Lebanon (1996-2004).
Zena holds a Post Graduate/ Master’s degree in the Management of Social Change from the University of London in the UK. She also holds a Master’s degree in Rural Development and a Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture from the American University of Beirut.
She speaks English, French and Arabic.
UNDP Yemen Senior Management
Nadia Alawamleh: UNDP Deputy Resident Representative (Programme)
Mulugeta Abebe: UNDP Deputy Resident Representative (Operations)
Sub-Offices
- Aden and Mukallah
Abdelmoneim Mustafa: Head of Sub-Office (a.i.) - Amman Liaison Office
Karima Nehmeh: Head of Office - Hodeidah
Heema Devi Khadka: Head of Sub-Office
Communications Team
Miriam Pineau: Team Leader, Communications and Advocacy
Management Support Unit
Mahezabeen Khan: Head of Programme Management Support Unit
Green Economic Recovery and Development Team
Michele DiBenedetto: Team Leader
Governance and Peacebuilding Team
Petrus Vandepol: Team Leader
Climate Change, Water, Energy, and Environment Team
Saliou Toure: Team Leader
Procurement and Engineering Team
Ei Cho Nyunt: Team Leader/Head of Procurement and Engineering Unit
Service Center Team
Rashid Mogga: Team Leader – Service Center
Finance Team
Norhayana Saini: Finance Specialist
Human Resources Team
Samar Bustanji: HR Analyst
Security Team
Abraham De Beer: Senior Field Security Specialist
UN Volunteers Team
Abdullah Al Duraibi: UNV Programme Analyst