AU unanimously endorses Dr. Arkebe’s candidature for UNIDO chief

Addis Ababa, March 5, 2021 (FBC) -The African Union (AU) has unanimously endorsed the candidature of Ethiopia’s Dr. Arkebe Oqubay, as the sole African candidate for the post of Director-General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).

The Union endorsed Dr. Arkebe’s candidature during its 38th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council held on 3 and 4 February 2021, said the Union in a statement issued today.

Dr. Arkebe has spent more than thirty years at the forefront of implementing inclusive and sustainable industrial development policies and as a champion of transformational economic development in Africa.

African leaders emphasized the importance of UNIDO being led by a competent Director-General, and voiced their confidence in the world-class caliber of Dr. Arkebe’s candidature including his formidable leadership qualities to ensure equitable and sustainable global industrialization.