adminUN Secretary General Mr Ban Ki-moon said in a statement yesterday that Mr Chuma would also serve as UN Resident Co-ordinator, Humanitarian and Co-ordinator and Resident Representative.
Mr Chuma is replacing Mr Moustapha Soumaré of Mali, who is now serving as the Secretary-General’s Deputy Special Representative in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Mr Ban said he was grateful for Mr Soumaré’s outstanding performance in Liberia, including a six-month period of serving as UNMIL’s Officer-in-Charge.
Said Mr Ban: “Mr Chuma brings with him a wealth of development and leadership experience.
“He is currently serving as the Resident Co-ordinator, Humanitarian Co-ordinator and Resident Representative in Kenya.”
Prior to that appointment, Mr Chuma served as the Resident Co-ordinator and Resident Representative of the United Nations in Zambia from 2003 to 2008, as well as the Deputy Resident Representative in Mozambique from 2000 to 2003 and in Uganda from 1996 to 2000. He also held various positions with the United Nations Development Programme in New York, Oman and Zimbabwe. In addition to Mr Chuma’s extensive experience with the United Nations, he also served as a macro-economist and econometrician with the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe. Mr Chuma holds a Master’s degree in Applied Economics from the University of California.
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