Mbaranga Gasarabwe

Who is Mbaranga Gasarabwe?

Mbaranga Gasarabwe, a native of Rwanda, currently serves as the first Assistant Secretary-General for Safety and Security at the United Nations. She was appointed to this position by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on 18 April 2011.

In this position, Gasarabwe takes charge of the management of the department and reports to the Under-Secretary-General for Safety and Security.

Prior to her appointment, she was Resident Coordinator/UNDP Resident Representative and Designated Official in Mali. Since 1998, she had also served as Resident Coordinator in a number of other countries, including Guinea, Djibouti, and Benin.

She joined the UN system in 1991 and has held a number of position in the United Nations Development Programme in New York, including Chief of Division ad interim for Eastern and Central Africa.

Gasarabwe obtained her master’s degree in economics from the University of Burundi and a master’s degree in management and business administration from the Arthur D. Little School of Management, now known as the Hult International Business School, in Boston, Massachusetts, the United States.