Siddharth Chatterjee of India takes over as top UN diplomat in China

New Delhi, February 17: Indian Gallantry awardee senior UN official Siddharth Chatterjee of India has formally taken charge as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in China. It is the key post that oversees 27 agencies, funds, and programs of the organisation in the most populous country. With that post, he will be UN Chief Antonio Guterres's senior-most representative in China.

 

 

Talking about his new assignment Chatterjee said, "Over the past four decades, the world has witnessed the profound economic and social transformations that have taken place in China, lifting hundreds of millions out of poverty."

 

He also added that he looks forward to working with the Chinese government to preserve the country's progress and share China's vast experience to solve global development challenges.

 

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"As the UN Resident Coordinator to China, I look forward to leading the UN Country Team to work with the government to preserve this hard-won progress China has made as well as share China's vast experience to solve global development challenges and accelerate the drive to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)," he told.

 

Chatterjee has served the United Nations for over over 24 years in a wide range of positions and organisations. In December last year, UN Secretary-General Guterres appointed him as the Resident Coordinator in China with the approval of the CPC government. He holds a master's degree in public policy from Princeton University in the United States, and a bachelor's degree from the National Defence Academy in India.