Former Kenyan Minister of Trade and Industry appointed as Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

The 67th UN General Assembly on June 10 approved the appointment of the former Minister of Trade and Industrial Brush Factory Mukhisa Kituyi as the next Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.　　 United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon nominated Kituyi as the next Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development last month. After being approved by the UN General Assembly that day, Kituyi will take office on September 1 this year for a four-year term. The current Secretary-General, Supachai, who will replace him, took office on September 1, 2005, and was re-elected in July 2009.　　 Kituyi was born in 1956. In 1977, he entered the University of Nairobi, Kenya to study political science, then went to the University of Bergen, Norway to study and obtained a master's degree. He received a doctorate in 1987. Kituyi was elected as a member of the parliament on behalf of the Kimili constituency in 1992, and was re-elected in 1997 and 2002. He was the minority leader of the National Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee of the parliament. Kituyi was appointed Minister of Trade, Brushes and Industry of Kenya in January 2003 and was re-elected in December 2005.　　 The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development is the United Nations permanent escalator body for dealing with trade and development issues, referred to as 'UNCTADThe purpose of UNCTAD is to promote trade and investment opportunities for developing countries to the greatest extent possible, and to help them cope with the challenges brought about by globalization and integrate into the world economy on a fair basis. Since its establishment, UNCTAD has played an important role in promoting the economic development of developing countries and promoting North-South dialogue and South-South cooperation.　　 UNCTAD holds a General Assembly every four years. The General Assembly is the highest authority of UNCTAD. China participated in UNCTAD in 1972 and is currently a member of UNCTAD, the Trade and Development Board, and its main committees. For details, visit www.mxbrushmachinery.com