UN Secretary-General Appoints Jamaica's Michelle Gyles-McDonnough as Assistant Secretary-General for Development Coordination on November 12
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on November 12, 2026, in New York announced the appointment of Michelle Gyles-McDonnough of Jamaica as Assistant Secretary-General for Development Coordination of the United Nations Development Coordination Office. The UN issued the appointment as SG/A/2450.
The Development Coordination Office coordinates the UN resident coordinator system and the organisation's development work, serving as a hub of the reformed UN development system. Assistant Secretary-General is a senior rank in the UN Secretariat.
Guterres was in Antalya the same day for COP31 high-level events. The appointment was listed among the UN's November 12 releases alongside other UN announcements. (Source: UN Secretary-General)
Source: UN Secretary-General
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Photo: 图：联合国开发计划署总部（纽约）。照片：Bigeez，CC0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / UNDP headquarters in New York. Photo by Bigeez, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
