Appointments

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Vladanka Andreeva of North Macedonia as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Cambodia, with the host Government’s approval. She took up her post on 10 January.

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres welcomes today’s action by the General Assembly to elect Barham Ahmed Salih of Iraq as the next United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) for a term of five years.

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of Claudio Cordone of Italy as his new Deputy Special Envoy for Syria.

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) Director General Qu Dongyu and World Food Programme (WFP) Executive Director Cindy McCain announced today the appointment of Matthew Hollingworth of the United Kingdom as WFP Assistant Executive Director for Programme Operations.

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres appointed Hanny Cueva-Beteta of Peru as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Paraguay, effective 30 November 2025.

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres appointed Stefan Priesner of Austria as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in India, with the host Government’s approval.  He took up his post on 1 December 2025.

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres appointed Fatou Aminata Lo Diop of Senegal as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Gabon, with the host Government’s approval.  She took up her post on 30 November.

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Lieutenant General Ganesh Kumar Shrestha of Nepal as his new Force Commander in the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA).

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, following consultations with the Executive Board of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), wrote to the President of the General Assembly requesting the General Assembly to confirm Alexander De Croo of Belgium as the new Administrator of UNDP for a term of four years. The General Assembly confirmed the nomination on 17 November.

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Peter N. Due of Denmark as his new Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK).