MS. CRISTINA DUARTE United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Special Adviser on Africa Ms. Cristina Duarte is the United Nations Special Adviser on Africa and UnderSecretary-General of OSAA since 1 August 2020. She is the strategic adviser to the Secretary-General on African Affairs, the focal point in UNHQ for relations with the AUDA-NEPAD as well as the African Group with regard to Africa’s development. As the head of OSAA, she supports the Secretary-General in promoting coherenc