United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Michaela Friberg-Storey of Sweden as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Thailand, with the host Government’s approval.

Ms. Friberg-Storey brings over 25 years of expertise in international humanitarian, development and peacebuilding.  Prior, she served as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Kazakhstan.  Before joining the UN, Ms. Friberg-Storey held senior management positions within the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, and she served as Senior Adviser at the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

She holds a postgraduate degree in humanitarian assistance from Uppsala University and a bachelor’s degree in political science from Stockholm University.