UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon on Wednesday announced the appointments of three crisis managers respectively for Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, where the Ebola epidemic is spreading and having disruptive effect.
An announcement issued by his spokesperson said Ban appointed Marcel Rudasingwa of Rwanda as Ebola Crisis Manager for Guinea, Peter Jan Graaff of the Netherlands as Manager for Liberia and Amadu Kamara of the United States as Manager for Sierra Leone.
In their respective roles, the Crisis Managers will work with their host Government along with key stakeholders in ensuring a rapid and effective international response to the Ebola crisis within their respective country. The appointments are part of the newly established United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER).
Rudasingwa brings great value of service with United Nations Children's Fund for almost 20 years, having served extensively in various senior management and leadership functions in Kenya, Mali, Guinea and Denmark, according to the announcement.
Graaff has a wealth of experience in international health issues along with international affairs, having served extensively with the World Health Organization in a number of countries in Africa, Afghanistan and Haiti, along with more recently leading the Civil Affairs and Development team within the United Nations Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA).