NEW YORK, 26 February, 2021 (TON): The leading Indian economist Ligia Noronha has been appointed as the Assistant Secretary-General and Head of the New York Office of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) by the UN Chief Antonio Guterres on Thursday.

The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) is the leading global environmental authority that sets the global environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable development within the United Nations system, and serves as an authoritative advocate for the global environment.

The lady has over 30 years of international experience in the field of sustainable development.

She has worked since 2014 as Director of UNEP’s Economy Division based in Nairobi, leading UNEP’s work on climate mitigation and energy transitions; on inclusive green economies, sustainable consumption, and production, as well as on trade and sustainable finance, and the nexus of environment, pollution and health, the statement said.

She has been involved and headed many projects, some involving as a member of the Global Assurance Group of the Mining, Minerals, and Sustainable Development project.