Raisedon Zenenga
Zimbabwean diplomat
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Raisedon Zenenga is a Zimbabwean diplomat who has been serving as Deputy Special Representative of United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres in the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) since 2024, working alongside Catriona Laing.[1]
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Early life and education
Zenenga graduated from the University of Zimbabwe, where he studied public administration and political science.[2]
Career
Zenenga began his professional career in Zimbabwe’s diplomatic service.[3]
After moving to the United Nations, Zenenga also served in senior roles at the organization’s headquarters supporting peacekeeping operations in Africa.[4]
Under the leadership of Hilde Frafjord Johnson, Zenenga was the United Nations Deputy Special Representative in South Sudan (-2014)[5] and the Deputy Special Representative for Somalia (2014–2020).[6]
Under the leadership of Stephanie Turco Williams (2020), Ján Kubiš (2021–2022) and Abdoulaye Bathily (2022–2023), Zenenga was the Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Libya, where he also served as Assistant Secretary-General and Mission Coordinator of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL).[7]
