Secretary-General appoints James T. Bot of Nigeria as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Comoros

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed James T. Bot of Nigeria as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Comoros, with the host Government’s approval. 

Mr. Bot has more than 20 years of experience in humanitarian affairs and response, development, project management, business development and peacekeeping. He most recently served as Head of Service of Civil Affairs in the UN Peacekeeping Mission in the DRC (MONUSCO). Prior to this, Mr. Bot headed the Relief, Reintegration and Protection Section of the UN Peacekeeping Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS).  

Before joining the United Nations, he worked in the African region with Non-Governmental Organizations, including CARE International, Oxfam GB and Medecins Sans Frontières.

He holds a Law degree from the University of Jos, Nigeria and Masters in Human Rights and Democratization from the European Inter-University Centre, Venice, Italy.