Gilbert Fossoun Houngbo (born 4 February 1961 [1]) is a Togolese politician and diplomat who was Prime Minister of Togo from September 2008 to July 2012. [2]

In March 2022 Gilbert F. Houngbo was elected by the ILO’s Governing Body as the organization’s 11th Director-General, becoming the first African to hold the position. He took up the role on 1 …

Gilbert F. Houngbo was born in Togo in 1961 and has spent much of his life working to improve the prospects of the world's most vulnerable people, using his extensive experience in policy …

Gilbert F. Houngbo is Chair of UN-Water. We need two things to happen at once: the United Nations must take the global lead on water as a critical issue, and water must be mainstreamed...

Gilbert F. Houngbo is Chair of UN-Water and President of the International Fund for Agriculture Development. By 2050, the world’s population will have grown by around 2 billion...

Sep 18, 2017 · Gilbert F. Houngbo, President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), has been appointed the new Chair of UN-Water by the UN Secretary …

Mr. Gilbert F. Houngbo became the sixth President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) on 1 April 2017.

Mar 26, 2022 · Gilbert F. Houngbo was elected by the ILO’s Governing Body, comprising representatives of governments, workers and employers, during their meeting in Geneva. He …

In 2017 he was elected as president of the International Fund for Agricultural Development, a post to which he was re-elected in 2021. Houngbo is also chair of UN-Water, which coordinates the …