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It is a good news for Mauritius lawyer Pramila Patten: she has been appointed the officer-in-charge of UN Women. The agency’s purpose is to promote equality among sexes.
Her role will be to oversee the transition at the agency as it finds a successor to South Africa’s Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, whose eight-year tenure as executive director is ending.
Ms Patten has been serving as the UN Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict since April 2017.
In a statement, the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres hailed her nomination and said she will do the work entrusted to her.
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“Ms Patten has deep experience in the field of gender equality and women’s empowerment,” he said.
