Approximately every three years, the UNDP places high-level professionals at the head of the organisation in the country, in order to lead cooperation between the Government and the body. In this context, the new UNDP Resident Representative, Betty Wabunoha, officially presented her credentials before the Government of Equatorial Guinea, which was represented by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Simeon Oyono Esono Angué.

During the meeting, the two authorities exchanged views on the country’s priorities and how the two can continue to operate in order to achieve excellent results that will help Equatorial Guinea to achieve its Horizonte 2035 National Development Plan and the United Nations 2030 Agenda, as the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Equatorial Guinea have been cooperating and working together for 46 years in order to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Regarding the profile of the new Resident Representative, Betty Wabunoha is a Ugandan national with extensive experience in the work and mandate of the United Nations through the UNDP, and she has worked for more than 20 years at senior management and international development levels.

She has 15 years’ experience at senior management level in the UNDP, having worked in Lesotho, Nigeria, Angola and Tanzania.

She has worked on strategic policy management, leadership and vision in complex development situations, including peace-building and conflict management. She also has excellent negotiation skills, a capacity for political engagement in order to increase motivation in interventions, and organisational impact and visibility, including effective communication.

As UNDP Resident Representative, she has successfully led and strengthened the agency’s position in implementing a unified sustainable development programme within the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF). Furthermore, she has provided strategic leadership for the UN Country Team in her dual role as UNDP Resident Representative and United Nations Resident Coordinator (2021), guiding joint programmes and ensuring coordination for development.

Source: Official Web Page of the Government