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Our Team in Bangladesh

SAIMUM REZA PIYAS

CEO-Bangladesh
Appointment on behalf of the BD Government

srpiyas@un.org

Saimum Reza Piyas is a passionate and dedicated human rights activist whose work reflects an unwavering commitment to justice, equality, and the dignity of all individuals.

Gwyn Lewis

UN
UN Resident Coordinator


lewisg@un.org

Ms. Lewis brings more than 20 years of experience in international development, peacebuilding, and humanitarian affairs to the position. Prior to her assignment in Bangladesh, Ms. Lewis served as Director

Catherine Breen Kamkong

UNFPA
Representative

Ms. Catherine Breen Kamkong is currently serving as the Representative for UNFPA Bangladesh. She has more than 25 years of leadership experience in humanitarian and development contexts…

Domenico Scalpelli

WFP
Representative
domenico.scalpelli@wfp.org

Dom Scalpelli, current WFP Representative, has over 31 years of experience in operational management, leadership and fundraising, in the context of international development, humanitarian and peace & conflict..

Dr. Ahmed Jamsheed Mohamed

WHO
WHO Representative a.i. to Bangladesh

Dr Ahmed Jamsheed Mohamed officially assumed the responsibilities of WHO Representative a.i. in Bangladesh on 1 November 2024. With over 18 years of leadership experience in public health, Dr Jamsheed…

Dr. Jiaoqun Shi

FAO
Country Representative
Jiaoqun.shi@fao.org

Dr Jiaoqun Shi is Representative for Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Bangladesh. Dr Shi will lead the planning and implementation of FAO programmes in the country.

Dr. Saima Khan

UNAIDS Country Director khans@unaids.org

Dr. Saima Khan is the Country Director of the UNAIDS Country Office in Bangladesh. She joined UNAIDS in 2012.Prior to that, she worked in various capacities with UNICEF…

Dr. Susan Vize

UNESCO
Country Representative
s.vize@unesco.org

Sue Vize officially took up her functions as the Head of Office and UNESCO Representative to Bangladesh in November 2023 and was in charge since mid- July 2022 of the UNESCO mandate in Bangladesh…

Dr. Valantine Achancho

IFAD
IFAD Country Director

v.achancho@ifad.org

Dr Valantine Achancho is IFAD’s Country Director for Bangladesh, effective from July 2024. Dr Achancho leads the IFAD’s Bangladesh country portfolio advocating for and enhancing national government …

Felipe Ramos

UNODC
Head of Office a.i.

Mr. Felipe has over 18 years of professional experience acquired within diverse national and international environments. He started his career in 2005 as an agent of Rio de Janeiro’s Harbor Guard. In 2008 he joined Rio..

Gitanjali Singh

UN Women
Representative

gitanjali.singh@unwomen.org

Gitanjali Singh is the UN Women Representative in Bangladesh effective July 2022. An Indian national, Ms. Singh brings over twenty years of experience in the field of women’s human rights and gender equality with.

Huma Khan

OHCHR
Head of the Mission (a.i.)

khan178@un.org

Ms. Huma Khan is a seasoned human rights professional with over 24 years of experience working across conflict, post-conflict, and development settings in Bangladesh, South Sudan, Sri Lanka…

Ivo Freijsen

UNHCR
UNHCR Representative in Bangladesh

Ivo Freijsen is the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Representative in Bangladesh. He previously served as the UNHCR Representative in Lebanon, and prior to that, UNHCR…

Jesmul Hasan

UNCDF
Country Focal Point
jesmul.hasan@uncdf.org

Jesmul Hasan, a development professional with over two decades of experience, is the Country Relationship Manager for UNCDF in Bangladesh. He plays a coordination role with the UN Resident…

Lance Bonneau

IOM
Chief of Mission

lbonneau@iom.int

A graduate of Columbia University, Mr. Bonneau has over 35 years of experience working in the field of migration. Mr. Bonneau joined as IOM’s Chief of Mission in Bangladesh on 20 November 2024. He has extensive .

Max Tuñón

ILO
Country Director
tunon@ilo.org

Max Tuñón (Mr) is the Country Director of the ILO Office in Bangladesh effective 1 August 2025. Prior to this, he was the Head of the ILO Office in Doha. In this position, he worked closely with the Government of Qatar

Rana Flowers

UNICEF
Country Representative

rflowers@unicef.org

Ms. Rana Flowers joined the UN Country Team in Bangladesh on August 5, 2024, as the Country Representative for UNICEF Bangladesh. A native of Australia, Ms. Flowers brings more than 35 years of experience…

Sonia Mehzabeen

UNV
Programme Coordinator

sonia.mehzabeen@unv.org

Ms. Sonia Mehzabeen has more than 20 years of professional experience in both private and development sector in different fields of Operations and Project Management. Before joining UNV Bangladesh…

Stefan Liller

UNDP
UNDP Resident Representative

stefan.liller@undp.org

Stefan Liller, a Swedish national, is a development worker with 20 years of experience in serving the United Nations at headquarters, regional and country office levels in Asia, Latin America, Europe and Africa.

Sudhir Muralidharan

UNOPS
UNOPS Country Manager

sudhirm@unops.org

Sudhir Muralidharan, UNOPS Country Manager With more than 33 years of experience, including 17 years in the international development sector, Mr. Sudhir Muralidharan is serving as Country Manager for UNOPS…

Zaki Uz Zaman

UNIDO
Representative

z.zaman@unido.org

Stefan Liller, a Swedish national, is a development worker with 20 years of experience in serving the United Nations at headquarters, regional and country office levels in Asia, Latin America, Europe and Africa.

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