Yasmine Fouad tapped to lead UN desertification body

The UN appointed Environment Minister Yasmine Fouad as the next Executive Secretary of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification, according to a statement from the organization. Fouad will take up the three-year position later this year, succeeding Mauritania’s Ibrahim Thiaw. A veteran of international climate diplomacy, Fouad brings more than 25 years of experience in environmental governance and sustainable development and has led Egypt’s Environment Ministry since 2018.

Cabinet shuffle incoming? Fouad will be leaving her post as environment minister for her new position at the UN, which means Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly will have to tap someone else to lead the ministry.