The U.N. General Assembly has approved the appointment of Costa Rican economist Rebecca Grynspan, as the Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). She will serve a four-year term of office. She is the first woman and Central American to head UNCTAD. She was nominated as Secretary-General by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
Grynspan would replace Isabelle Durant, who is serving as acting Secretary-General since 15 February 2021. Prior to this, Grynspan served as UNDP’s regional director for Latin America and the Caribbean and second vice president of Costa Rica from 1994 to 1998.
Buy Prime Test Series for all Banking, SSC, Insurance & other exams
About the UNCTAD:
UNCTAD is a Geneva-based U.N. agency to promote trade, investment and development opportunities of developing countries and assist them in their efforts to integrate into the world economy on an equitable basis.
Important takeaways for all competitive exams:
International Yoga Day is a special day celebrated all over the world on 21 June.…
In a landmark move, the Bihar State Election Commission (SEC) has initiated the rollout of…
What is Sustainable Gastronomy? Gastronomy, often referred to as the art of food, encompasses more…
In a move aimed at enhancing efficiency in government-related banking services, the Reserve Bank of…
India reaffirmed its global leadership in wildlife conservation by hosting the first Assembly of the…
As the world marks International Day for Countering Hate Speech on 18 June, global leaders…
![](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,<svg height="158px" width="300px" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" version="1.1"/>)
![](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,<svg height="34px" width="156px" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" version="1.1"/>)
![](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,<svg height="218px" width="300px" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" version="1.1"/>)
