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Secretary-General Thanks Departing Special Adviser on Policy for Years of Service, Hailing Kyung-Wha Kang as ‘a Voice of the Voiceless’

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres:

The Secretary-General thanks Kyung-wha Kang for her many years of service to the United Nations system.  Ms. Kang is widely recognized for her advocacy of human rights, humanitarian principles, gender equality and women’s empowerment, driven by a strong conviction of the need to stand up for and act on behalf of the people we serve.

Throughout her work for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and in the Secretary-General’s Transition Team and Executive Office, Ms. Kang has earned a reputation as a person of principle and a voice of the voiceless.

Ms. Kang has driven the development of the Secretary-General’s gender parity and prevention strategies with passion and expertise, while acting as a role model and mentor to a new generation of women in the United Nations system.

The Secretary-General wishes Ms. Kang every success as she rises to meet a new challenge in the service of her country.

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