"Denmark’s Inger Andersen Elected UN Environment Chief"

"UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. General Assembly has elected Inger Andersen of Denmark as the new executive director of the United Nations Environment Program, which is based in Nairobi, Kenya.

Andersen’s nomination by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was approved Wednesday by acclamation for a four-year term. She succeeds Erik Solheim of Norway, who resigned in November following widespread criticism of his excessive expenses on official global travel."

The Associated Press had the story February 20, 2019.