Elhadj As Sy

Elhadj As Sy was appointed secretary-general of the IFRC in2014. Before joining the IFRC,he was UNICEF’s director of partnerships and resource development, regional director for Eastern and Southern Africa, and global emergency coordinator for the Horn of Africa. From 2005 to 2008, Sy was director of the HIV/AIDS practice with the United Nations Development Programme. He served as Africa regional director and director of operational partnerships and country support with the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. Sy has also represented UNAIDS in New York and was director of its New York Liaison Office. From 1988 to 1997, he served as director of health and development programmes with Environment and Development Action in the Third World, in Senegal. Twitter @As_SyIFRC ifrc.org