Mohammad Younus, Resident Representative
Mr Mohammad Younus took on the role of the Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Bhutan in November 2022.

With over 25 years of experience, Mr Younus has served in various positions and capacities in UNDP, both at headquarters and in the field. Before his current appointment, Mohammad served as Senior Crisis Country Advisor at UNDP’s Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific (RBAP), New York. He has also served as Chief/Head of the South and West Asia Cluster, based at the UNDP Regional Hub for Asia and the Pacific in Bangkok, Thailand (2017-2021).

Mr Younus's other assignments include Deputy Chief of the South and West Asia Division, New York (2011-2016), Programme Advisor, UNDP Regional Bureau for the Arab States (2006 - 2010) and Programme Advisor, UNDP Bureau of Crisis Prevention and Recovery (2001-2006).

In his previous roles, Mr Younus covered various country profiles - from (Least Developed Countries (LDCs) to Middle-Income Countries (MICs) and crisis countries - from North Africa to the Middle East, Asia, and the Pacific. He has overseen the formulation and implementation of a diverse set of programmes addressing a range of development issues, i.e., climate change, disaster risk reduction, governance and public sector innovation, youth engagement/ employment and private sector development.  

Before joining the UN in 2001, Mr. Younus was a member of the Afghan Civil Society Community and an active member of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL). ICBL led the global campaign that led to the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Treaty and won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1997. He was also a founding member of the Afghan Campaign to Ban Landmines (ACBL).

Mr Younus holds a Master's in Global Affairs/International Relations and Diplomacy from Fairleigh Dickenson University, USA.

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