Secretary-General appoints Garry Conille of Haiti as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Kenya

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Garry Conille of Haiti as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Kenya, effective 1 April.

Mr Conille brings over 20 years of experience in international development, humanitarian affairs and public administration, with a strong record of leadership across the United Nations system, international organisations and national governance structures. He most recently served as Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean at the United Nations Children’s Fund, where he advanced initiatives to improve child welfare, strengthen health systems and address systemic inequalities.

He has previously served as United Nations Resident Coordinator in Jamaica and Burundi, and held senior roles including Regional Director for Africa at the United Nations Office for Project Services and Head of the Millennium Development Goals Support Unit at the United Nations Development Programme. He began his United Nations career in Haiti with the United Nations Population Fund in 1999.

Outside the United Nations, Mr Conille has served twice as Prime Minister of Haiti, most recently from May to November 2024, where he led efforts to address security challenges, governance reform and humanitarian crises. He has also served as Under-Secretary-General for Programmes and Operations at the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Senior Advisor to Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in her role as Co-Chair of the UN High-Level Panel on the Post-2015 Development Agenda, and Chief of Staff to the United Nations Special Envoy for Haiti, former United States President William J. Clinton.

Mr Conille holds a Doctor of Medicine degree from the Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of the State University of Haiti and a Master of Public Health from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

As Resident Coordinator, he will serve as the United Nations Secretary-General’s representative in Kenya, leading the UN Country Team in advancing the Sustainable Development Goals and strengthening partnerships with the Government of Kenya, civil society, development partners and the private sector.

His appointment comes at a critical moment, with the 2030 deadline approaching and renewed focus on accelerating progress, strengthening financing approaches and sustaining collective action to deliver results for people across Kenya.

Mr Conille succeeds Dr Stephen Jackson, who has served as United Nations Resident Coordinator in Kenya since 2021. During his tenure, the United Nations in Kenya strengthened joint programming, deepened alignment with national development priorities and reinforced a more coordinated, results-focused approach to delivering under the Sustainable Development Goals.