UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed Kisumu Governor Anyang Nyong’o as his advisor on Local and Regional governments.

Nyong’o will now join the UN Advisory Board that will play a key plank role in strengthening the engagement of local and regional governments in intergovernmental planning processes to make the old and new cities resilient.

Nyongo successfully hosted the Africities summit in Kisumu.

While appointing Nyong’o, Guterres, acknowledged the important role of local and regional governments in conjunction with the National governments to achieve the SDGs goal on urban transition and management.

The Advisory Group will advise the United Nations Secretary-General on matters pertaining to local and regional governments’ engagement and action, to inform member states’ decision-making in relation to recovery measures from multiple and overlapping crises and implementing international agreements and standards, including on sustainable development.

This includes gender equality, social inclusion, climate action, the new urban agenda, and human rights. “As a member of the Advisory Group, I trust I can count on your knowledge and expertise on multi-level governance to localize and align efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, “said the UN boss said.