UNITED Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, has appointed
Ronald Kayanja as the Director of the United Nations Information Centre (UNIC)
in Lagos.
According to the UN, Ugandan-born Kayanja has vast experience
working at the organisation.
Since November 2011, Mr. Kayanja has held the position of
United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organisation Adviser for
Communication and Information in West Africa, covering Benin, Cote d’Ivoire,
Guinea, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Togo working on media,
communication and the use of ICTs for development in those countries.
In this role Kayanja has supported capacity building of
journalists, promotion of press freedom and safety of journalists, in addition
to policy dialogue with member states on the use of community media. Most
recently he led UNESCO’s response to the Ebola crisis in Liberia and Sierra
Leone through the use of community media.
He also has UN mission experience, serving as Programme
Officer with the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste from June
2007 until October 2011.
He worked with the UN Mission, the UN agencies, national
authorities and civil society on mechanisms of strengthening the participation
of media and civil society in the nascent democracy of Timor-Leste.
He has worked as a public information officer for more than
15 years, with field experience in the Philippines, the Syrian Arab Republic,
Uganda, Zambia and Timor-Leste.
Prior to joining the United Nations, Mr. Kayanja was a
Director at the Panos Institute, a major actor in media development and
communication for development.
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