Noeleen heyzer biography meaning
BIOGRAPHY OF NOELEEN HEZYER, PH.D.
Dr Noeleen Heyzer, United Nation's Under-Secretary-General (–) was the first woman to serve as the Executive Secretary of the United Nations..
Dr. Noeleen Heyzer, a social scientist, was former Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and the highest ranking Singaporean in the UN system (2007-2014).
She was the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Adviser for Timor-Leste, working to support peace-building, state-building, and sustainable development.
She was the first woman to serve as the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) since its founding in 1947.
Under her leadership (August 2007-January 2014), ESCAP has grown in profile and stature, focusing on regional co-operation for a more resilient Asia-Pacific, founded on shared prosperity, social equity, and sustainable development.
She was at the forefront of many innovations including for regional disaster preparedness, inclusive socio-economic policies, sustainable agriculture and urbanization, energy security, regional connectivity and integration as new drivers of growth.
As the Executive