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UN appoints Savina Amasari as resident coordinator in Algeria; flags international observances and member-state payments
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Summary
The secretary-general appointed Savina Amasari as the UN resident coordinator in Algeria effective May 23; the briefing also noted several international days, Africa Day remarks and that Botswana's payment made 108 fully paid member states.
The secretary-general has appointed Savina Amasari of Brazil as the United Nations resident coordinator in Algeria, with the host government’s approval effective May 23, the UN said.
Farhan, the UN spokesperson, said Amasari most recently served as UN resident coordinator in Gabon. The briefing did not provide further biographical details or the terms of the appointment.
The spokesperson also flagged a series of international observances: May 23 is the International Day to End Obstetric Fistula (this year’s theme: “Her Health, Her Right”); May 24 is the International Day of the Markhor; May 25 is World Football Day and the start of the International Week of Solidarity with the Peoples of Non-Self-Governing Territories; and the briefing marked Africa Day with the secretary-general’s message about confronting legacies of slavery, colonialism, apartheid and systemic racism.
Finally, the UN noted that UN Headquarters in New York will be closed on the U.S. Memorial Day holiday and that Botswana’s payment brings the number of fully paid member states on the UN regular budget to 108.
Why it matters: The resident coordinator is the senior UN official in-country who coordinates development and humanitarian work; the international days and member-state payment are routine but provide context for the UN’s calendar and budget status.
