UNESCO Rep to Nigeria Deployed As UN Resident Coordinator to Congo
The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has deployed the Representative of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to Nigeria, Abdourahamane Diallo of Niger Republic, as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in the Republic of Congo.
Diallo brings more than 20 years of experience in the development field to his post. Prior to becoming Resident Coordinator in Congo, he served in several positions at UNESCO, most recently as Representative of UNESCO to Nigeria, leading UNESCO’s response in the fields of education, sciences, culture, and communication.
He also served as Head of Office and Representative of UNESCO in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo (2009-2013), Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (2014-2018) and Accra, Ghana (2018-2023).
Mr. Diallo began his career with UNESCO in their Paris headquarters as a member of Niger’s permanent delegation to UNESCO.
In 2002, he became a programme specialist in the Africa department, responsible for monitoring cooperation with the African Union and the various sub-regional and regional African organizations.
In 2006, he headed the department’s Section for Regional Organizations and Post-Conflict Situations, which focused on addressing the specific needs of African countries in crisis and post-conflict settings and cooperating with the AU and African Regional Economic Communities.
Diallo holds a degree in Industrial Computer Engineering from the Hautes Etudes Industrielles in Lilles, France, and a Master of Business Administration in International Business Engineering from the Institut Superieur de Gestion in Paris.
