New York – United Nations Secretary-Common António Guterres introduced as we speak the appointment of Raisedon Zenenga of Zimbabwe as his new Deputy Particular Consultant within the United Nations Help Mission in Somalia (UNSOM).
Mr. Zenenga succeeds Anita Kiki Gbeho of Ghana, to whom the Secretary-Common is grateful for her devoted service in Somalia.
Presently serving as Deputy Particular Consultant of the Secretary-Common in Libya, the place he additionally served as Assistant Secretary-Common and Mission Coordinator of the United Nations Help Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) since 2020, Mr. Zenenga brings intensive expertise in supporting political processes and mediation, managing complicated peace operations, and dealing with Authorities and different key stakeholders in battle and post-conflict settings.
He has over 30 years of expertise within the United Nations, together with with United Nations missions in Liberia, Libya, Iraq-Kuwait, Sierra Leone, Somalia and South Sudan, in addition to on the United Nations Headquarters.
He beforehand held the positions of Deputy Particular Consultant of the Secretary-Common in Somalia and Deputy Particular Consultant of the Secretary-Common with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan. He additionally served in different senior roles on the United Nations Headquarters supporting peacekeeping operations in Africa. Mr. Zenenga started his skilled profession in his nation’s Diplomatic Service.
Mr. Zenenga graduated from the College of Zimbabwe, the place he studied public administration and political science.
