Judicael ELIDJE, is happy to join the ESARO Leadership Team as Resident Representative and Head of Office of the Burundi Country Office.

Dr. Olugbemiga Adelakin, a Nigerian National, is a medical doctor with more than 20 years experience in development and humanitarian settings. Before assuming duties as the UNFPA Representative in Rwanda, he was the UNFPA Representative for the DPR Korea. Prior to this, Dr. Adelakin had worked for UNFPA in Africa, and in the Middle East, where he was the Regional Program Advisor, Monitoring and Evaluation overseeing this function in more than 15 country offices in the region.

Mr. Anders Thomsen has more than 25 years of experience in  Development and Humanitarian Assistance, with a  commitment to promoting Human Rights, Reproductive Health, and Poverty Reduction. He is the UNFPA Representative to  Kenya from April 2022. Prior to his appointment to Kenya, he served for three years as UNFPA Representative to Somalia and five years as the UNFPA Representative to Palestine. He focused on addressing humanitarian and development challenges related to population dynamics, youth,  reproductive health, and combatting gender-based violence.  Preceding that, Mr.

Prior to this assignment, Ms. Nelida Rodrigues served as UNFPA Deputy Representative and acting Representative in Myanmar, 2019-2022, advancing UNFPA’s mandate in an unstable political context and humanitarian crisis.

Ms. Miranda Tabifor is a national of Cameroon and serving as the UNFPA Representative in Zimbabwe from 1 July 2023.

Mr. Kouame is an accomplished development professional with 30 years of experience in Leadership and Management and Advocacy on Population and Reproductive Health-related issues.

Before his appointment as the UNFPA Country Representative for Ethiopia, Mr. Koffi Kouame was the UNFPA Representative in Madagascar and Country Director for Comoros, Mauritius, and Seychelles. He also held the position of UNFPA Representative in Afghanistan and Papua New Guinea.

Dr Derveeuw Marc G.L joined UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund in his country of birth, Belgium in the year 2000.

He has expansive experience heading health programs in different international agencies, governmental, non-governmental and academic institutions. Specifically, he has held management and advisory positions in the areas of Reproductive Health, Health Systems Management, Maternal Mortality reduction and Family Planning.

Dr. Ademola Olajide is United Nations Population Fund(UNFPA) Country Director in South Sudan. The United Nations sexual and reproductive health and rights agency.