Newly-appointed United Nations resident coordinator for Zimbabwe, Rosemary Kalapurakal presented her credentials to President Emmerson Mnangagwa this morning, pledging to foster partnership between the southern African with the rest of the world.
Kalapurakal, an Indian national, landed the post early this month following the departure of Edward Kallon.
As the most senior United Nations official in Zimbabwe, Kalapurakal will serve as the primary liaison between the Harare administration and the entire UN development system.
Kalapurakal boasts more than 25 years experience within the United Nations system, spanning policy development, programme management, and sustainable development across several UN agencies.
Most recently, she served as deputy director of the UN Development Coordination Office (DCO) in New York, where she played a central role in managing the global resident coordinator system, and advancing reforms within the UN development architecture.
Before that, she was chief of policy and programmes at DCO, and previously served as lead adviser on the 2030 Agenda in the UNDP Bureau for Policy and Programme Support.
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In a social media post soon after her appointment early this month, Karapurakal wrote: "Serving as UN Resident Coordinator in Zimbabwe is a deep honour.
"When I visited last month, my first time back in nearly 30 years, I felt both a sense of return and that of beginning. The beauty of the country is undeniable, but it was the warmth, pride and openness of the people I met that stayed with me most."
She framed her role as one grounded in partnership and dialogue.