Aida Girma-Melaku, born in Ethiopia and a naturalized citizen of Italy, is a writer and the representative of UNICEF in Pakistan.[1]
Aida Girma-Melaku | |
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UNICEF representative in Pakistan | |
Assumed office April 2018 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Ethiopia |
Profession | UNO, UNICEF Pakistan |
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Life
editGirma-Melaku was born in Ethiopia and became a citizen of Italy. Girma-Melaku was educated at Southern New Hampshire University, where she obtained an M.Sc. in Development Economics after a B.Sc. in International Development. She also took a course at Harvard. Girma-Melaku was a UNICEF representative for fourteen years in Uganda, South Africa and Malawi. She remained associated with UNICEF as Deputy Representative of UNICEF in Mozambique and Somalia.[2]
On 12 April 2018 she presented her credentials to Khawaja Muhammad Asif, the Foreign Minister of Pakistan, as the new UNICEF representative.[3]
Contributions
editGirma-Melaku speaks on different welfare projects and writes articles to highlight women's problems.[4][5][6]
References
edit- ^ "Research and reports". www.unicef.org. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^ "Our Team | United Nations in Pakistan". pakistan.un.org. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^ "New UNICEF Representative Aida Girma-Melaku presents credentials to the Foreign Minister of Pakistan". www.unicef.org. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^ "News stories for Aida Girma - DAWN.COM". www.dawn.com. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^ "Aida Girma:Writer - The News International: Latest News Breaking, Pakistan News". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^ "14,161 babies expected in Pakistan on New Year's Day". The Nation. 2 January 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2021.