United Nations Secretary-General appoints Zimbabwean as UN resident coordinator in Uganda

By Staff Reporter

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Zimbabwean Leonard Zulu as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Uganda.

Zulu has more than 20 years of experience in humanitarian action, development, peacebuilding, human rights, and the protection of refugees, asylum-seekers and stateless persons.

Prior to his appointment in Uganda, Zulu served as the UNHCR Representative in Afghanistan, where he led and coordinated the agency’s operations.

Before that, he worked as UNHCR Representative for the South Africa Multi-Country Office (2020-2022) and Deputy Director of that Office (2019-2020).

He also served in Kenya, Hungary, Serbia and Zimbabwe, as well as at UNHCR Headquarters in Geneva.

Zulu has a master’s degree in international law from Lund University and a Bachelor of Laws Honours Degree from the University of Zimbabwe.