On December 8, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced the appointment of Anita Kiki Gbeho from Ghana as the new Deputy Special Representative in the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) and Resident Coordinator in South Sudan.

Ms. Gbeho will also take on the role of Humanitarian Coordinator. She succeeds Sara Beysolow Nyanti of Liberia, and the Secretary-General expressed gratitude for Ms. Nyanti's dedication and service.

With over 25 years of experience in strategic planning, coordination, and management in political, development, and humanitarian affairs, Ms. Gbeho has worked in various conflict and post-conflict settings, including Angola, Cambodia, Iraq, Namibia, Somalia, and Sudan.

Since 2021, she has served as the Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General-Political in the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia, supporting Somalia in achieving its peace and state-building goals.

From 2018 to 2020, Ms. Gbeho served as the Deputy Joint Special Representative of the United Nations-African Union Hybrid Operation in Darfur, where she played a leading role in developing and implementing the Mission’s transition strategy.

In the period between 2015 and 2018, she held the position of Resident Coordinator and Resident Representative with the United Nations Development Programme in Namibia.

Additionally, Ms. Gbeho has served as the Chief of Section in the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in New York and as the Head of Office for OCHA in Somalia and Southern Sudan. She holds a master’s degree in international relations from the University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana.