Seattle — A Malaysian woman is set to take the helm of the United Nations agency seeking to improve life in fast-growing cities, which will be home to two-thirds of the world by 2050.
The United Nations (U.N.) Secretary-General has appointed Dato' Maimunah Mohd Sharif, a qualified town planner and currently Mayor of the City Council of Malaysia's tranquil, tropical Penang Island, to head UN-Habitat, based in Kenya.
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