AMMAN — United Nations
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed Sheri Ritsema-Anderson of the US
as the UN Resident Coordinator in Jordan, with the government of Jordan’s approval.
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Ritseman-Anderson took up her
post on 22 January, according to a press statement issued by
UN Jordan.
The new resident coordinator
brings more than 20 years of experience in international relations,
humanitarian affairs, social protection, and public policy, including 10 years
working in and on the
Middle East, the statement said, highlighting her
expertise in multi-lateral coordination, systems thinking, interagency
relations, and strategic analysis.
Prior to her appointment as
United Nations Resident Coordinator, Ritseman-Anderson held various senior
positions with the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
(OCHA). She served most recently as Head of Office in Iraq and previously as
Deputy Head of Office in the occupied Palestinian Territory, South Sudan, and
Indonesia.
She also served in the
Operations and Advocacy Division in New York, as OCHA’s principal advisor on
the Ebola crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Before that, she worked
with
UNICEF, UNRWA, and various international non-governmental organizations in
the Gaza Strip, Indonesia, Chad, Kenya, and Sierra Leone, advancing protection
and emergency and recovery assistance for children, refugees, and others
affected by natural disasters and complex emergencies.
Ritsema-Anderson began her
career working in social protection. As part of the New York City Mayor’s
Office and the State of Florida governments, she was responsible for advancing
social policy and programming in the areas of poverty alleviation, children and
family services, and homelessness. She also worked with urban-focused,
grassroots civil society organizations in the US and Peru.
She holds a master's degree in public
and urban policy from The New School Milano School of Policy, Management, and
Environment in New York, according to the statement.
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