UN – Appointment of the Executive Director of the United Nation Office on Drugs and Crime (March 9, 2026)

France welcomes the UN Secretary-General’s appointment of Monica Kathina Juma, National Security Adviser to the President of Kenya and Secretary to Kenya’s National Security Council, to serve as Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and Director General of the UN Office in Vienna.

France has an important partnership with UNODC, which plays a major role in defining international policies on preventing and combating the illicit use of drugs and preventing terrorism. France is committed to ensuring that this effort is consistent with its own effort to combat organized crime, and particularly drug trafficking.

France will continue to support UNODC in its effort to combat transnational criminal threats and to respond to new global challenges. We offer Ms. Juma our best wishes for success in her new role.