Souleymane Beye

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Souleymane Beye is a United Nations official.

Born in Senegal in 1971, he spent most of his life in Rome and London.[citation needed]

The first part of his career was with the World Food Programme, for which he worked in Guinea and the Sudan. During his work in the Sudan, and specifically in the Nuba mountains of Southern Sudan, he played an important role in improving the nutritional conditions of locals, amidst the devastation that followed from over 20 years of war.[1]

In 2005, he joined the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), and became head of the OCHA office in Bangui, Central African Republic, until December 2006. During this assignment, he led relief efforts following the floods of 2005[2], and played a major role in helping avert starvation for over 50,000 people in 2006.[3]

Preceded by
n/a - new post		 Head of the OCHA Office, Central African Republic
2005–2006		 Succeeded by
Jean-Sebastien Munie

[edit] References

  1. ^ BBC: Rebuilding lives in Sudan.
  2. ^ IRIN: Access to water for the flood-affected improves.
  3. ^ CAR - UN: Thousands risk starvation in misery-stricken north-west.