Joyce Msuya | |
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![]() Joyce Msuya in 2019 | |
Born | Joyce Msuya 1968 (age 55–56) |
Education | University of Strathclyde (Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry and Immunology) University of Ottawa (Master of Science in Microbiology and Immunology) |
Occupation(s) | Microbiologist and Environmental Scientist |
Years active | 1999 – present |
Title | Deputy Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme |
United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator | |
Assumed office 01 July 2024 | |
Preceded by | Martin Griffiths |
Joyce Msuya is a Tanzanian microbiologist and environmental scientist who has been serving as Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator in the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs since 2021.[1] From 2018 to 2021, she served as the Deputy Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) at the level of Assistant Secretary-General.