1 9 8 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁chief ▁of ▁U ND P - UN V ▁Africa ▁section ▁and ▁director ▁of ▁management ▁program ▁division ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁in ▁Gene va ▁( Sw itzerland ) ▁and ▁Bonn ▁( G erm any ). ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁U ND P ▁Res ident ▁Represent ative ▁and ▁UN ▁Res ident ▁Co ordin ator ▁in ▁Niger ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁U ND P ▁Res ident ▁Represent ative , ▁UN ▁Res ident ▁Co ordin ator ▁and ▁UN ▁Human itar ian ▁Affairs ▁Co ordin ator ▁in ▁Democratic ▁Republic ▁of ▁the ▁Congo ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁U ND P ▁Res ident ▁Represent ative , ▁UN IC ▁Director ▁and ▁UN ▁Res ident ▁Co ordin ator ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁in ▁Mad agas car . ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁he ▁has ▁been ▁appointed ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁Secretary - General ▁Ban ▁Ki - mo on ▁as ▁United ▁Nations ▁Res ident ▁Co ordin ator ▁for ▁Sen eg al . ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁designated ▁representative ▁of ▁the ▁UN ▁Secretary - General ▁in ▁Sen eg al . ▁U ND P ’ s ▁Administr ator ▁K em al ▁Der vis ▁has ▁also ▁appointed ▁Mr . ▁San hou idi ▁as ▁Res ident ▁Represent ative ▁of ▁United ▁Nations ▁Development ▁Program me ▁U ND P ▁in ▁Sen