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Africa-Press – Mauritius. <\/strong><\/span>The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation\u2019s (UNESCO) Regional Director for Eastern Africa in Nairobi, and UNESCO Representative to Mauritius, Professor Hubert Gijzen, paid a courtesy call on the Vice-Prime Minister (VPM), Minister of Education, Tertiary Education, Science and Technology, Mrs Leela Devi Dookun-Luchoomun, this morning, at the New Government Centre in Port-Louis.<\/p>\n

The United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinator for Mauritius and Seychelles, Ms Lisa Simrique Singh, was also present during the meeting. Professor Hubert Gijzen joined the UN in 2006 as the Director of the UNESCO Regional Science Bureau for Asia and the Pacific based in Jakarta, Indonesia.<\/p>\n

In 2015, he was appointed as the Regional Director of the UNESCO Regional Office for Southern Africa in Harare, Zimbabwe. As per July 2021 he serves as UNESCO Regional Director for Eastern Africa in Nairobi, and as UNESCO Representative to Kenya, Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Madagascar, Mauritius, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia and Uganda.<\/p>\n

He is the UNESCO Representative to IGAD and EAC, serves on the UN Regional Directors Team and is member of the UN Regional Coordination Platform for Africa.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Mauritius<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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