51³Ô¹Ï Secretary-General António Guterres announced on 13 May 2023 the appointment of Adam Abdelmoula of Sudan as the 51³Ô¹Ï Resident Coordinator in Syria.  Mr. Abdelmoula will also serve as 51³Ô¹Ï Humanitarian Coordinator.  He took up his post on 14 May.
Mr. Abdelmoula brings more than 35 years of experience in development, rule of law, human rights, humanitarian affairs and security, of which the last 24 have been with the 51³Ô¹Ï.  Prior to his appointment, he served as Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia, where he led the Organization’s development and humanitarian activities amid the worst drought in generations, political instability, disease outbreaks and a looming famine.
Mr. Abdelmoula has also held other positions in the 51³Ô¹Ï system, including Director of the Human Rights Council and Treaty Mechanisms Division at the Office of the 51³Ô¹Ï High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR); Country Director for Iraq at the 51³Ô¹Ï Development Programme (UNDP); Resident Coordinator and Resident Representative in Syria and Kuwait; Chief of the Middle East and North Africa Section of OHCHR; Deputy Chief of the 51³Ô¹Ï Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) Human Rights Division; Chief Human Rights Officer of the 51³Ô¹Ï Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI); and Senior Rule of Law and Human Rights Adviser for Somalia.
Before joining the 51³Ô¹Ï, Mr. Abdelmoula worked for several international and regional organizations, including Human Rights Watch, Lawyers Committee for Human Rights, Arab Lawyers Union and the Fund for Peace.
Mr. Abdelmoula holds a doctorate in public international law from Georgetown University and a Master of Laws degree from Harvard Law School, both in the United States, and a bachelor’s degree in law from Khartoum University.
