United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Ms. Sarangoo Radnaaragchaa of Mongolia as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in the Republic of Kazakhstan, with the host Government’s approval, effective 22 June 2025, DKnews.kz reports.
Ms. Radnaaragchaa brings over 25 years of experience in sustainable development across Europe and Central Asia, marked by leadership roles in cross-border cooperation, policy advisory, and natural resource management.
Prior to her appointment as Resident Coordinator, she served as Regional Advisor on Environment at the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), where she successfully repositioned the function of UNECE representative in several UN Country Teams. In this capacity, she also provided targeted advisory services and technical expertise to 17 UN programme countries in Europe and Central Asia, facilitating their implementation of UNECE conventions, norms and standards.
Before joining UNECE in 2014, Ms. Radnaaragchaa built an extensive career in sustainable development and natural resources management at national, regional and international levels. She served as a senior officer with the Ministry of Nature and Environment of Mongolia and subsequently fulfilled various assignments with UNDP, the Food and Agriculture Organization, the United Nations Environmental Programme, the International Union for Conservation of Nature, the German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ) and consulting companies. Her areas of expertise encompass policy analysis and formulation, transboundary cooperation, partnership building, participatory natural resource management, capacity development and programme management. Ms. Radnaaragchaa holds a master’s degree in environmental management from Flinders University, Australia.
