Yemisi Izuora.
The United Nations has appointed Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, into the Investments Committee of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF).
The Special Adviser, Media & Communications to the Minister, Oluyinka Akintunde, in a statement said the Under-Secretary-General of United Nations, Jan Beagle, who confirmed Adeosun’s appointment, disclosed that the Minister would serve a one-year term of office, with effect from January 1, 2018.
In a letter conveying the appointment to the minister, Beagle stated: “The decision to appoint you was taken at the 55th plenary meeting of the 72nd session of the General Assembly. The General Assembly decided to appoint you as an ad-hoc member of the Investments Committee for a one-year term of office, beginning from January 1, 2018.
“I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate you on your appointment and wish you success in your work.”
The Representative of the UN Secretary-General on the Investments Committee of the UNJSPF, Ms. Carolyn Boykin, also congratulated the Minister on her appointment and welcomed her to the Committee.
Boykin explained that the purpose of the investments of the UNJSPF was to secure the pension entitlements of the international civil servants who participate in the Fund.