New Delhi: UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday announced the appointment of India’s Anita Bhatia as deputy executive director of UN-Women for resource management, sustainability and partnerships.UN-Women or the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women is headquartered in New York and became operational in January 2011 to accelerate progress on meeting needs of women worldwide.Today, @UN Secretary-General @antonioguterres announced the appointment of Anita Bhatia as our Assistant Secretary-General for Resource Management, Sustainability and Partnerships, and Deputy Executive Director.ℹ️ : https://t.co/qIjYAeHLP3 pic.twitter.com/fcUDHCCyxP— UN Women (@UN_Women) May 30, 2019According to PTI, veteran Indian diplomat and a gender equality champion Lakshmi Puri had previously served as the assistant secretary-general of the UN and deputy executive director of UN-Women.Bhatia has extensive experience in the area of strategic partnerships, resource mobilisation and management. During her work at the World Bank Group, she served in various senior leadership and management positions – both at headquarters and in the field. She was appointed director, development partner relations in May 2014.As per a UN-Women press release, Bhatia has served as the director of global partnerships for the International Finance Corporation (IFC) – the World Bank Group’s private sector arm – where she “developed and expanded innovative partnerships with public and private sector partners to support IFC strategy in key areas, including fragile and conflict-affected states, gender equality, financial inclusion, support to women-owned businesses and other priorities critical to attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals.”Bhatia, as the head of IFC’s Latin America Advisory Operations, successfully grew the organisation reach and impact in the region. As the director of Partnerships and Advisory Operations, she oversaw financial management, risk management, portfolio management, knowledge management and learning for Advisory Services across the globe.The press release further stated that Bhatia has led diverse teams, including as global head of knowledge management, head of business process improvement and head of change management.She has worked in Latin America, Africa, Europe, Central Asia and South and East Asia.Bhatia holds a Bachelor of Arts in History from Calcutta University, a Master of Arts in Political Science from Yale University and a Juris Doctor in Law from Georgetown University.