Jamaican Michelle Gyles-McDonnough has been appointed Resident Coordinator of the United Nations System’s operational activities for development in Malaysia, effective July 1.
According to a press release from her office, Gyles-McDonnough will also serve as Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme in Malaysia, with additional responsibility for the Republic of Singapore and Brunei Darussalam, and will have overall responsibility and team leadership for the coordination of UN development activities in these three countries.
The former UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative for