Anacláudia ROSSBACH (USG)

United Nations Under-Secretary-General 
    Executive Director, UN-Habitat
    Brazil

    Anacláudia Rossbach is the Executive Director of UN-Habitat and an economist with over 20 years of experience in housing, informal settlements, and urban policies. She was appointed Executive Director of UN-Habitat at the Under-Secretary-General level by the General Assembly, following nomination by the UN Secretary-General on 7 June 2024. Prior to this role, she was the Director for Latin America and the Caribbean at the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy and served as Regional Manager for Cities Alliance, where she founded the Urban Housing Practitioners Hub. Prior to that, with the World Bank, she oversaw the development and implementation of Brazilian housing and slum-upgrading policies. Ms. Rossbach has actively contributed to global urban policy discussions and has a strong academic presence in the field. She took office on 12 August 2024.

Senior leaders

Raf TUTS (D-2) - Belgium

Director, Global Solutions Division

Rositsa TODOROVA (D-1) - Bulgaria

Chief of Staff

Erfan ALI (D-1) - Syria

Director (a.i.), Regional Programme Division; Director, Regional office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia

Annette Folke WAWERU (D-1) - Denmark

Director (a.i.), Corporate Management Division

Ulf BJÖRNHOLM (D-1) Sweden

Secretary to the Governing Bodies (a.i.)

Edlam ABERA YEMERU (D-1) - Ethiopia

Director (a.i.), Global Knowledge and Advocacy Division; Chief, Knowledge and Innovation Branch

Shipra Narang SURI (D-1) - India

Senior Policy Advisor to the Executive Director

Elkin Velasquez MONSALVE (D-1) - Colombia

Regional Director, Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean

Oumar SYLLA (D-1) - Senegal

Regional Director, Regional Office for Africa

Kazuko ISHIGAKI (D-1) - Japan

Regional Director, Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific

Rania HEDEYA (D-1) - Egypt

Regional Director (a.i.), Regional Office for Arab States