14 July 2022
Deputy Minister Alvin Botes participated in the Credentials ceremony for the new Head of the UN Women Office in #SouthAfrica, Ms Aleta Miller.
Ms Aleta Miller, originally from Australia, has been part of UN Women since June 2015 as the representative at the Fiji Multi-Country Office in Suva, Fiji.
A psychologist, Ms Miller has extensive experience in gender and human rights and has held a variety of positions around the world including:
* UNFPA, New York: Gender and human rights adviser
* Myanmar: working on HIV
* Australia: managing harm reduction programmes for drug users
* Hong Kong: working with young Vietnamese refugees
* Papua New Guinea region: community development project leader
* advising the Chinese Government on national initiatives with sex workers and drug users.
Welcome to South Africa, Ms Aleta Miller. Best wishes.
DIRCO
PHOTOS CREDIT: DIRCO