The brand new Resident Consultant offered his credentials to Jamaica’s Minister of International Affairs and International Commerce, signalling the official begin of responsibility.
The United Nations Growth Programme (UNDP) has introduced the appointment of Kishan Khoday as Resident Consultant for Jamaica, efficient January 22.
As Resident Consultant based mostly on the UNDP Multi-Nation Workplace in Jamaica, Khoday additionally represents UNDP in Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, The Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands.
Khoday, a Canadian nationwide of Indian descent, offered his credentials to Minister of International Affairs and International Commerce, Senator the Honourable Kamina Johnson Smith at present on the Ministry, formally marking the beginning of his tour of responsibility.
In welcoming the brand new Resident Consultant, Minister Johnson Smith highlighted the fruitful cooperation between Jamaica and the UNDP, notably in poverty discount, local weather change, catastrophe danger administration, coral reef safety, and advancing gender equality. She stated these efforts are pivotal for reaching the Sustainable Growth Objectives by 2030, showcasing the depth of the multilateral partnership and shared dedication to a sustainable future.
Khoday pledged persevering with help for Jamaica’s growth aspirations anchored on an inclusive and sustainable method that leaves nobody behind. He stated that by UNDP’s present Nation Programme (CP) in Jamaica (2022-2026), UNDP gives a strategic method to combating multidimensional poverty and advancing local weather resilient, nature-based pathways, leveraging UNDP’s capacities in innovation, digitalisation, and sustainable finance.
“As we close to the fiftieth anniversary of UNDPs presence in Jamaica, I stay up for constructing on our long-standing historical past and increasing cooperation in a method that builds resilience to multi-dimensional crises and the various urgent challenges dealing with native communities throughout Jamaica and the area. This consists of our partnerships in Jamaica for social inclusion and resilience; citizen security, justice and the rule of legislation; gender equality and neighborhood empowerment; local weather resilience and pure useful resource safety,” he said.
Khoday has served with UNDP for 25 years, having coordinated over USD $1 billion in nation programming to assist companions and communities around the globe advance inclusive and sustainable growth pathways. This included excursions of responsibility with UNDP Nation Places of work in China, Saudi Arabia and Indonesia and with UNDP’s regional places of work for the Center East and North Africa based mostly in Egypt and Jordan. Previous to becoming a member of the UN, Mr. Khoday labored with authorities and neighborhood organisations in his residence nations of Canada and India on problems with poverty discount, ecological resilience, and neighborhood empowerment.
Khoday is a scientist and lawyer, holding a Juris Doctorate specialising in constitutional, worldwide, and environmental legislation; a Grasp of Science in pure useful resource administration targeted on land and water techniques, and a Bachelor of Science in agriculture specialising in biodiversity and ecological change.
The UNDP Resident Consultant is a frequent speaker at worldwide conferences and coverage dialogues on the event agenda and a recognised thought chief on strategic points comparable to local weather change, ecosystem resilience, constitutionalism, postcolonial and decolonial principle, and resilience-based approaches to growth, having printed extensively on these and different points.
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