Meet The Leadership of UNAA

Profiles of ten unique individuals, each with their own story and style.

Amb. (Princess) Juliet Gifty Okafor is a seasoned healthcare professional, community health leader, and international development advocate with over a decade of experience advancing public health, human dignity, and sustainable development across Africa and the diaspora.

She is a Registered Nurse Practitioner (RN BSN NP) with more than a decade of clinical and community-based healthcare experience, including service in hospital and school health systems. Her professional background is reinforced by certifications in Quality Assurance in Healthcare, Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Basic Life Support (BLS), and Healthcare Ethics, reflecting her commitment to patient safety, health systems strengthening, and ethical governance.

Amb. (Princess) Okafor’s work intersects healthcare delivery, strategic coordination, and institutional development. She brings strong competencies in policy support, stakeholder engagement, strategic communications, monitoring and accountability, supported by her experience in administrative leadership and virtual operations within multidisciplinary and multicultural environments.

Within the United Nations Association of Africa (UNAA), she serves in the following capacities:

• Special Adviser to the President-General, Information & Strategy

• Directorate of Community Health UNAA

• Country Director (GHANA)

• Member, Board of Trustees (UNAAC South Africa)

In these roles, she contributes to the advancement of United Nations principles, including peacebuilding, global health equity, gender equality, youth empowerment, community resilience, and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Her work supports grassroots engagement, inclusive development, and multi-stakeholder partnerships aligned with the UN Charter and Agenda 2030.

Amb. (Princess) Juliet Gifty Okafor is recognized for her professionalism, strategic insight, and dedication to evidence-based advocacy, social inclusion, ethical leadership, and sustainable impact, particularly in the areas of community health systems, women’s empowerment, and civic participation.

Amb. (Princess) Juliet Gifty Okafor is a seasoned healthcare professional, community health leader, and international development advocate with over a decade of experience advancing public health, human dignity, and sustainable development across Africa and the diaspora.

She is a Registered Nurse Practitioner (RN BSN NP) with more than a decade of clinical and community-based healthcare experience, including service in hospital and school health systems. Her professional background is reinforced by certifications in Quality Assurance in Healthcare, Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Basic Life Support (BLS), and Healthcare Ethics, reflecting her commitment to patient safety, health systems strengthening, and ethical governance.

Amb. (Princess) Okafor’s work intersects healthcare delivery, strategic coordination, and institutional development. She brings strong competencies in policy support, stakeholder engagement, strategic communications, monitoring and accountability, supported by her experience in administrative leadership and virtual operations within multidisciplinary and multicultural environments.

Within the United Nations Association of Africa (UNAA), she serves in the following capacities:

• Special Adviser to the President-General, Information & Strategy

• Directorate of Community Health UNAA

• Country Director (GHANA)

• Member, Board of Trustees (UNAAC South Africa)

In these roles, she contributes to the advancement of United Nations principles, including peacebuilding, global health equity, gender equality, youth empowerment, community resilience, and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Her work supports grassroots engagement, inclusive development, and multi-stakeholder partnerships aligned with the UN Charter and Agenda 2030.

Amb. (Princess) Juliet Gifty Okafor is recognized for her professionalism, strategic insight, and dedication to evidence-based advocacy, social inclusion, ethical leadership, and sustainable impact, particularly in the areas of community health systems, women’s empowerment, and civic participation.

Amb. (Princess) Juliet Gifty Okafor is a seasoned healthcare professional, community health leader, and international development advocate with over a decade of experience advancing public health, human dignity, and sustainable development across Africa and the diaspora.

She is a Registered Nurse Practitioner (RN BSN NP) with more than a decade of clinical and community-based healthcare experience, including service in hospital and school health systems. Her professional background is reinforced by certifications in Quality Assurance in Healthcare, Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Basic Life Support (BLS), and Healthcare Ethics, reflecting her commitment to patient safety, health systems strengthening, and ethical governance.

Amb. (Princess) Okafor’s work intersects healthcare delivery, strategic coordination, and institutional development. She brings strong competencies in policy support, stakeholder engagement, strategic communications, monitoring and accountability, supported by her experience in administrative leadership and virtual operations within multidisciplinary and multicultural environments.

Within the United Nations Association of Africa (UNAA), she serves in the following capacities:

• Special Adviser to the President-General, Information & Strategy

• Directorate of Community Health UNAA

• Country Director (GHANA)

• Member, Board of Trustees (UNAAC South Africa)

In these roles, she contributes to the advancement of United Nations principles, including peacebuilding, global health equity, gender equality, youth empowerment, community resilience, and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Her work supports grassroots engagement, inclusive development, and multi-stakeholder partnerships aligned with the UN Charter and Agenda 2030.

Amb. (Princess) Juliet Gifty Okafor is recognized for her professionalism, strategic insight, and dedication to evidence-based advocacy, social inclusion, ethical leadership, and sustainable impact, particularly in the areas of community health systems, women’s empowerment, and civic participation.

Hon.Amb. Juliet Akunnaya Nwoke is a Retired Seasoned Banker , Community Project developer and Manager. Socio development Expert with proven leadership skill.

‎She is the CEO of Wiso Agro Ventures Ltd, The President and founder Pacemaker African women initiative PAWI (Promoting Gender inclusion and socio- economic development in African for sustainable development), Founder / Speaker Pacemaker African Women leaders Global Assembly PAWLGA , (A global voice of representation for African women in Leadership and Governance), President GraceUponGrace Sisters Association International (A faith base organization promoting Love, compassion and Kindness across the Globe, enhancing- Empathy, Peaceful co-existence an Social development).

Country Director (Nigeria) for United Nations Association for Africa (UNAA)

‎She is a cooperative society development expert

‎Experienced in Public finance management. Women and youth skill development Advocate