UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Monday confirmed the nomination of Alexander De Croo of Belgium as the new UN Development Programme (UNDP) administrator for a term of four years.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, following consultations with the UN Executive Board, wrote to the UNGA president and requested the General Assembly to confirm the nomination.
De Croo succeeds Achim Steiner of Germany, to whom the secretary-general is grateful for his leadership and commitment to the organization, according to a statement issued by the Office of the Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General.
De Croo has dedicated much of his career to public service advancing global solidarity, combining political leadership, development cooperation, and innovation, the statement said.
As former prime minister of Belgium (2020-2025) and deputy prime minister and minister of development cooperation, digital agenda, telecom and post (2014-2020), he worked closely with multilateral institutions to steer structural change for people in some of the world's most vulnerable regions, having consistently supported UNDP as a key partner, it said. ■
