Adnan Hameed joined the UN Country Team in Maldives as the Officer-in-Charge of UNESCAP Subregional Office for South and South-West Asoa Office in May 2021. Adnan serves as the Director of Strategy and Programme Management Division (SPMD) at ESCAP and is responsible for coordinating programme of work, budget, monitoring and evaluation. He is also responsible for coordinating ESCAP’s extra budgetary resources, donor relationships, and partnerships with other UN and other partners. Prior to his current position, Adnan served as the Secretary of the Commission at ESCAP from 2012 to 2014 as well. Adnan has worked with the UN for over 20 years in project areas related to poverty reduction, housing, urban planning, environmental management, community-based development, and local Government development in almost all developing countries of Asia and the Pacific. He holds a degree in Civil Engineering from the US and a Master’s Degree in Planning from the Asia Institute of Technology.