Alain Noudéhou (born 1966) is a Beninese diplomat who has been serving as Deputy Special Representative for the

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(MINUSMA) and Resident Coordinator in Mali since 2021, serving alongside Special Representative Mahamat Saleh Annadif.Secretary-General Appoints Alain Noudéhou of Benin Deputy Special Representative for United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali

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, press release of April 28, 2021. He was previously the Deputy Special Representative of the

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of the

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, and

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in South Sudan.

Early life and education

Noudéhou holds a master's degree in Public Policy and Management from

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in the US and completed his undergraduate degree at

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in China.

Career

Early career

Before joining the UN, Noudéhou was the first Country Director of CHF (now

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) in South Africa from 1996- 2000 and later the Deputy Director of Program Initiatives at CHF Headquarters in Maryland, USA (2000 – 2002).

Career with the United Nations

Noudéhou started his career with the

in 2002 as UNDP Assistant Resident Representative in Gabon and then moved to Rwanda as UNDP Deputy Representative in Rwanda in 2004. In 2007, he moved to Tanzania as UNDP's Country Director. The Secretary General of the United Nations

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in July 2010, announced Noudéhou as UN Resident Coordinator, Humanitarian Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative in Zimbabwe. Before moving to South Sudan, Noudéhou was Chief of Staff and Director of Executive Office (ExO) of United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in New York. In May 2014, Ban appointed Noudéhou as the UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative in the People's Republic of China where he served until 2016. He led the UN Country Team (UNCT), consisting of 21 heads of UN agencies in China. In August 2017,

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, announced the appointment of Noudéhou as his Deputy Special Representative in the

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(UNMISS), Resident Coordinator, Humanitarian Coordinator and UNDP Resident Coordinator.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Noudéhou, Alain 1966 births Living people Beninese officials of the United Nations United Nations Development Programme officials