Mabingué Ngom has been UNFPA's Regional Director for the West and Central Africa region since January 2015. An economic planner by training, a public policy specialist and an expert in organizational change management, he has more than 30 years of national and international experience. Mr Ngom has promoted important programmes favoring the emergence of Africa, including the demographic dividend, to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Committed to the empowerment of young people, he launched the 1#PutYoungPeopleFirst campaign in 2016. Nominated as one of the 100 Most Influential Africans of 2019 in the New African Magazine, he led the work on a seminal book titled "GOAL 17, Partnership : UNFPA's approach for the transformation of Africa and the world" on the importance of strategic partnerships for Africa.
Committed to the empowerment of young people, he launched the 1#PutYoungPeopleFirst campaign in 2016. Nominated as one of the 100 Most Influential Africans of 2019 in the New African Magazine, he led the work on a seminal book titled "GOAL 17, Partnership : UNFPA's approach for the transformation of Africa and the world" on the importance of strategic partnerships for Africa.
