<span style="color: #222222;">United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres  has  announced the appointment of Ligia Noronha of India as Assistant Secretary-General and Head of the New York Office of the United Nations Environment Programme.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Ms. Noronha is an economist with over 30 years of international experience in the field of sustainable development. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">She has worked since 2014 as Director of UNEP's Economy Division based in Nairobi, leading UNEP's work on climate mitigation and energy transitions on inclusive green economies, sustainable consumption and production as well as on trade and sustainable finance.</span>