| Kandeh K. Yumkella | |
|---|---|
| Photo by Mikhail Evstafiev | |
| Director-General, UNIDO | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office December 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Carlos Alfredo Magariños |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 July 1959 |
| Occupation | politician, economist, UN executive |
Kandeh K. Yumkella (born July 5, 1959) is the Director-General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
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Yumkella has worked in different high-level policy positions in UNIDO, including as Special Adviser to two previous Directors-General and as Representative and Director of the first UNIDO Regional Office in Nigeria [1].
In December 2005, Yumkella was appointed as Director-General of UNIDO, and in December 2009 he was reconfirmed for a second term in office.
In June 2009, Yumkella was appointed by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to chair a new Advisory Group on Energy and Climate Change. The members of the Group, comprising international experts, industry leaders and United Nations system representatives, advise on energy issues critical to the new global climate change deal and beyond.
Yumkella is the Chairman of UN-Energy, a United Nations system coordination body dealing with energy-related issues.
He is also a member of the China Council of International Cooperation on Environment and Development (CCICED) which consists of senior Chinese officials and international experts and advises top Chinese Government officials on environment and development.
Kandeh Yumkella is a prominent public speaker, who addresses global issues, including poverty reduction, climate change [2], the Millennium Development Goals, as well those related to Africa [3] and the developing world [4] in general, green industry and renewable energy [5].
Dr. Yumkella's opinion pieces have appeared in major international newspapers, including The New York Times, the International Herald Tribune [6], and The Guardian.
He has also appeared on several international broadcast networks, including CNN's Amanpour programme, BBC, Sky News and CNBC.