KABUL: Rabab Fatima, the UN Secretary-General’s new Special Representative and head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), has arrived in Kabul and begun her duties.
According to UNAMA, Fatima has more than 30 years of experience in national and international public service. Before her appointment, she served as the UN Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States.
She has also held several diplomatic and international positions, including serving as Bangladesh’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations and ambassador to Japan.
In 2022, Fatima was appointed president of the United Nations Peacebuilding Commission.
She holds a master’s degree in international relations and diplomacy and a bachelor’s degree in social sciences.