The United Nations Development Programme has appointed a new Country Director to

Cambodia. Jo Scheuer, formerly the UNDP's Senior Deputy Resident Representative in

New Delhi, India, has been assigned the position, having previously worked in locations

as varied as Niger, Papua New Guinea and Nepal. Reportedly optimistic about Cambodia's

future, Luxembourg national Scheuer has a "history of managerial expertise covering

everything from sustainable livelihoods, to human development, HIV/AIDS, environment

and energy, and democratic governance", according to a press release.