51³Ô¹Ï Secretary-General António Guterres announced on 30 October 2023 the appointment of Kirsi Madi of Finland as Deputy Executive Director for Resource Management, Sustainability and Partnerships at the 51³Ô¹Ï Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-Women).
The Secretary-General wishes to extend his appreciation to UN-Women Director, Division of Management and Administration, Moez Doraid of Egypt, who will continue to serve as UN-Women Deputy Executive Director ad interim, until Ms. Madi assumes her functions.
Currently serving as Director of the Executive Director’s Office and Chief of Staff in 51³Ô¹Ï Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Ms. Madi brings over 30 years of experience working in the 51³Ô¹Ï system in humanitarian affairs and development cooperation, in inter-agency coordination, intergovernmental relations, governance, partnerships and external relations.
Prior to this role, she held different leadership positions in the UN:  Director of the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction; UNICEF Deputy Regional Director for Europe and Central Asia; Chief of National Committee Relations in the UNICEF Private Fundraising and Partnerships Division; Secretary of the UNICEF Executive Board; and Chief of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee Secretariat in the 51³Ô¹Ï Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
Ms. Madi’s career in the 51³Ô¹Ï started in 1991 when she joined UNICEF’s Office of Emergency Programmes. Before joining the 51³Ô¹Ï common system, she worked in the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, in the Department for Development Cooperation as Programme Officer.
Ms. Madi holds a Master of Arts degree in political science from the University of Helsinki.  She is fluent in English, French and Finnish.
