Ms. Rubina Marivonne Haroon, (b. 1961) of the Seychelles

Seychelles

Seychelles , officially the Republic of Seychelles , is an island country spanning an archipelago of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean, some east of mainland Africa, northeast of the island of Madagascar....

 was appointed by Dr. Eduardo Missoni

Eduardo Missoni

Eduardo Missoni is an Italian medical doctor who has been active in numerous social causes. He was appointed as the Secretary General of the World Organization of the Scout Movement from April 1, 2004 through November 30, 2007....

 of the World Organization of the Scout Movement

World Organization of the Scout Movement

The World Organization of the Scout Movement is the Non-governmental international organization which governs most national Scout Organizations, with 31 million members. WOSM was established in 1920, and has its headquarters at Geneva, Switzerland...

 as the new Regional Director for the World Scout Bureau Africa Regional Office

WOSM-Africa Region

The Africa Scout Region is the divisional office of the World Scout Bureau of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, with satellite offices in Cape Town, South Africa, and Dakar, Senegal...

 in July 2006, in agreement with the Africa Regional Scout Committee. Rubina left WOSM in 2008 and is now the Regional Representative for Eastern and Southern Africa for WWF International. http://www.scout.org/en/content/download/11622/94860/file/Triennial_Report_EN_3.pdf WORLD SCOUT BUREAU • Triennial Report 2005 - 2008]
Haroon holds a BA

Bachelor of Arts

A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...

 in International Relations

International relations

International relations is the study of relationships between countries, including the roles of states, inter-governmental organizations , international nongovernmental organizations , non-governmental organizations and multinational corporations...

, and has worked in the Horn of Africa

Horn of Africa

The Horn of Africa is a peninsula in East Africa that juts hundreds of kilometers into the Arabian Sea and lies along the southern side of the Gulf of Aden. It is the easternmost projection of the African continent...

 since 1992. She was previously the Senior Assistant Resident Representative and Head of the Strategic Outreach Unit of the UNDP Kenya

Kenya

Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...

 country office from 2004 to 2006. Prior to joining UNDP in Kenya, Haroon worked in Somalia from 1992 to 2004 with both the United Nations

United Nations

The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...

 in senior positions, and as a technical advisor the European Commission Humanitarian Office (ECHO).

External links

• http://www.euro.scout.org/press/wnews/060721.shtml.en