Egypt
Ghada Waly, Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Vienna (UNOV), has announced her resignation from both posts on Saturday, 31 May, citing personal and family reasons. Appointed in February 2020, Waly was the first woman, Arab, and African to lead both offices concurrently. Her term was originally set to end in February 2026. During her time at the UN, she oversaw a significant expansion of UNODC’s…
