Following ceremony, Al-Mashat expressed her gratitude to the United Nations Secretary-General and the Commission’s Member States for the confidence they placed in her.
The Prime Minister welcomed Rania Al-Mashat, voicing his sincere compliments on her appointment to her new position and wishing her success in her duties, which will contribute to strengthening the role of ESCWA in supporting development efforts and economic integration in the Arab region.
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres had announced, on 20 April 2026, the appointment of Dr. Rania Al-Mashat of the Arab Republic of Egypt as Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary of ESCWA.
The agreement falls under the Country Platform for Green Projects, the NWFE Program (Nexus on Water, Food, and Energy), and will be implemented from 2026 to 2029.
The new facility houses the region’s largest automated sorting machine, with a capacity of 11,000 shipments per hour and up to 250,000 shipments per day.
