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New UN humanitarian coordinator assumes post

    NAIROBI

    Maxwell John Gaylard this week officially assumed his post as the new UN representative for Somalia, according to a UN press statement.

    Gaylard, an Australian, on Wednesday began work as the UN Development Programme (UNDP)-Somalia Resident Representative and UN Humanitarian Coordinator.

    During a first meeting with his staff on Thursday at his Nairobi office he said: "It is important to remember that we are all here to serve the Somali people."

    UNDP spokeswoman Sonya Green told IRIN that Gaylard was currently engaged in "consultative meetings with UN agencies and international NGOs working in Somalia". He was expected to go to Somalia later this month, she added.

    Prior to his new posting, Gaylard served in Sudan as Chief of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.

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