The co-ordinator of the United Nations Systems in Cameroon has described  the country's effort during the five and a half years of her tenure of office as well as the various reforms aimed at improving governance and the fight against poverty and corruption as irreversible.

 Patricia de Mowbray was speaking on Thursday, August 4, 2005 at the Star Building at the end of a farewell audience granted her by Prime Minister Inoni Ephraim. Having coordinated seventeen different UN systems during the more than five years she spent in Cameroon, Mrs de Mowbray had the opportunity to witness several changes the country has gone through in the domains of economy, governance and democratisation.

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has been at the vanguard of the country's many governance projects and has accompanied Cameroon through several important milestones like decentralisation, the Human Rights Commission and recently, the legislation on refugees.

After the close to thirty minutes discussions with Prime Minister, Head of Government Inoni Ephraim, the outgoing Coordinator of UN Systems in cameroon told the press that she was convinced that these reforms were indeed irreversible and would go a long way to put the country on the map for international investors and for the people to pull themselves out of poverty to become a wealthy nation. 

Even though of Irish origin, the UN official had completely integrated herself into the Cameroonian society. She bears with her fond memories of the a country endowed with good food, dance, fabric as well as a rich landscape. "I may be leaving Cameroon, which happens to be Africa in miniature, but Cameroon will never leave me" she added in a nostalgic tone.

The coordinator of UN operational activities leaves Cameroon for Cape Verde to pave the way for the implementation of the new UN concept of joint offices. She is holder of a Masters Degree in Literature and Languages. She equaly possesses a wealth of knowledge in banking and economics.