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Joyce Msuya
Joyce MsuyaAssistant Secretary-General and Deputy Executive Director United Nations Environment Programme

Joyce Msuya was appointed by UN Environment deputy executive director and Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations by UN Secretary-General António Guterres in August 2018. Between November 2018 and June 2019, Ms. Msuya served as acting executive director, overseeing the UN Environment’s portfolio in 33 countries and administering nine multilateral agreements on critical environmental issues.

With more than 20 years’ experience in international development, strategy, knowledge management, and partnerships, Ms. Msuya has been adviser to the World Bank vice president, East Asia, and Pacific region in Washington, D.C. and was the inaugural World Bank special representative and head of the World Bank Group Office in the Republic of Korea from 2014–2017.

Ms. Msuya was named the University of Strathclyde’s Alumna of the Year for 2019.

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Speaker Sessions

TYPE EVENT DATE TIME VENUE
Assemblies Women’s Assembly Saturday, 8 February - Hall 4, Room B
Assemblies Youth Assembly Saturday, 8 February - Hall 4, Room C
Special Sessions Urban culture and climate change action Sunday, 9 February - Hall 4, Room D
Special Sessions Culture, the creative industry and their impact on reconstruction and resilience Monday, 10 February - Hall 4, Room D
Dialogues Implementing the New Urban Agenda to drive Sustainable Change Monday, 10 February - ICC4
Roundtables One UN Roundtable Monday, 10 February - Hall 4, Room A