Sophie de Caen

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Sophie de Caen, a citizen of Canada, is a senior UN official working for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

Since 2004, she is Resident Representative of UNDP, and Resident Coordinator of the United Nations, in Cameroon. According to some local media, she stood out for reinforcing cooperation between Cameroon and the UN[1]

In 2006, she hosted in Cameroon's capital Yaoundé the launch of the Humanitarian Appeal 2006 for the Central African Republic (CAR), chaired by CAR UN Humanitarian Coordinator Joseph Foumbi[2].

In 2008, she was at the forefront in corodinating the response of the international community to the inflow of Chadian refugees in the aftermath of the Battle of N'Djamena,[3] in efforts which included the 2008 Kousséri vaccination campaign led by UNICEF.


[edit] References

  1. ^ (French) Cameroun - Nations Unies: on renforce la coopération, Cameroun Link, 21 September 2005
  2. ^ (French) RCA: Le Cri d'Alarme des Nations Unies, Cameroun Link, 21 February 2006
  3. ^ Chadians returning home, saying life in refugee camps too harsh, International Herald Tribune, 8 February 2008


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