Secretary-General appoints Savina Ammassari of Brazil as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Algeria

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Savina Ammassari of Brazil as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Algeria, with the host Government’s approval, on 23 May 2025.

Ms. Ammassari brings to the position 30 years of international development experience acquired across more than 25 countries in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia, both at the United Nations and externally.

Within the Organization, she most recently served as Resident Coordinator in Gabon. Previously she was the Country Director in Cameroon for the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and earlier as chief technical adviser to governments, civil society and development partners in India, Myanmar and Cambodia. She also held leadership positions with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), International Organization for Migration (IOM), United Nations Volunteers (UNV), International Labour Organization (ILO) and the World Bank.

Ms. Ammassari has also worked with non-governmental organizations, in academia and the private sector on assignments in multiple countries, focused on sustainable development, health, education, migration, gender, governance, human rights, community participation and communication. She is the author of several peer-reviewed articles, policy papers, and a book on migration and development.

The holder of a doctorate in development studies from Sussex University in the United Kingdom, Ms. Ammassari also has a master’s degree in political science from the University of Rome “La Sapienza” in Italy.

She is fluent in English, French, German, Italian and Portuguese.