Joseph Foumbi

Joseph Foumbi (born 1955) is a senior

United Nations Children's Fund

(UNICEF).

Born in 1955, Cameroonian by origin, he spent most of his life in France and the United States.

From 2003 to 2006, he was appointed as head of the UNICEF office in Bangui, Central African Republic. During that time, he led efforts to promote the rights of children in the country, and school attendance as well as child nutrition also improved.^[1]

In January 2006, Secretary-General

OCHA office headed by Souleymane Beye.^[2]^[3]

In November 2006, he was promoted and appointed as head of UNICEF in Kigali, Rwanda.

Preceded by Stan Nkwain	UN Resident Coordinator, CAR 2006–2006	Succeeded by Toby Lanzer
Preceded by unknown	UNICEF Representative, CAR 2003–2006	Succeeded by Mahimbo Mdoe
Preceded by unknown	UNICEF Representative, Rwanda 2006–current	Succeeded by n/a - incumbent

References

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[1] "IRIN: Interview with Humanitarian Coordinator Joseph Foumbi".

[2] "Cameroun Link: Le cri d'alarme des Nations Unies pour la RCA (French)".

[3] "IRIN: Donors pledge support for CAR crisis, says Humanitarian Coordinator Foumbi".

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