Moroccan Najat Rochdi Appointed UN Special Envoy for Syria

UN Secretary-General António Guterres announced Wednesday the appointment of Moroccan Najat Rochdi as his Deputy Special Envoy for Syria.

She succeeds Khawla Matar of Bahrain. Ms. Rochdi brings over 20 years of experience in political affairs and international coordination in conflict and post-conflict areas, including through her latest assignment as Deputy Special Coordinator, Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator, with the Office of the United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon (UNSCOL), says a statement released by the spokesperson of the UN Chief.

Ms. Rochdi served as Senior Adviser to the Special Envoy for Syria and Director of Peer to Peer with the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Geneva.

She also served as Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator with the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in Central African Republic (MINUSCA), Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Cameroon, and Deputy Director of the Representative Office of the United Nations Development Program in Geneva.