For 28 years, Aicha Djama has been at the heart of all the transformations experienced by Djibouti in the field of population.

As the country's first demographer, she worked at the Central Census Bureau. In this position, she represented Djibouti at the 1994 ICPD and at the Beijing Conference in 1995.

Dr. Nargis Rakhimova graduated from the Tajik State Medical University in 1994. Her educational background includes a diploma in Pediatrics, a Master’s degree in Reproductive health and a PhD in Public Health. During almost 25 years of her professional experience in the social and international development sectors, she has worked on different projects for UNFPA, WHO, Asian Development Bank, the Ministry of Health. She has more than 10 years of experience with UNFPA.

Mr. Keita Ohashi joins the Eritrea Country office as the UNFPA Representative. Keita is a national of Japan and has more than 20 years of experience in the area of population and development with UNFPA. He joined us from his recent assignment as UNFPA Representative to Gabon. He has also worked for Country Offices in Senegal, Chad, DRC, and in HQ with the then Africa Division. Apart from his work with UNFPA, Keita has also worked with the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the private sector.