United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Garry Conille of Haiti as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Kenya, with the host Government’s approval. He takes up his post today, 1 April.
Mr. Conille brings over 20 years of experience in international development, humanitarian affairs and public administration to the position, with a strong record of leadership across the United Nations system, international organizations, and national governance structures. He most recently served as Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean at the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), championing initiatives to improve child welfare, strengthen health systems and address systemic inequalities. He was also the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Jamaica, following a similar leadership role in Burundi. Prior to that, he was the United Nations Office for Project Services’ Regional Director for the Africa Region and headed the Millennium Development Goals Support Unit at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). He began his United Nations career in Haiti with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in 1999.
Outside the United Nations, Mr. Conille has served as Prime Minister of Haiti on two occasions, most recently from May to November 2024, when he led efforts to address security challenges, governance reform and humanitarian crises. He was also Under-Secretary-General for Programmes and Operations at the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, held the position of Senior Advisor to former Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in her role as Co-Chair of the UN High-Level Panel on the Post-2015 Development Agenda and served as Chief of Staff to the office of 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, USA.
