Resident Representative

{{Short description|UN agency head representative to a country}}

{{distinguish|Resident Representative of the Northern Mariana Islands}}

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A resident representative is the head of a United Nations agency (such as UNDP, UNICEF, WHO) in a given country. As such, the resident representative has the same rank as an ambassador of a foreign state accredited to that country, under the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations.[http://untreaty.un.org/unts/120001_144071/29/4/00024056.pdf http://untreaty.un.org/unts/120001_144071/29/4/00024056.pdf - Original text]