Appointments

The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Director-General Irina Bokova of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization have appointed 14 new members to the governing Council of United Nations University.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Rauf Engin Soysal of Turkey as Special Envoy for Assistance to Pakistan.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has announced the appointment of Rima Khalaf, a national of Jordan, as Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA). She succeeds Bader Al-Dafa, to whom the Secretary-General is grateful for his dedication and commitment to the Organization and his leadership of ESCWA at a critical juncture of its work in the region.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced today his appointment of Michelle Bachelet of Chile as the Under-Secretary-General for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women).

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed D. Stephen Mathias of the United States as Assistant Secretary-General for Legal Affairs.

Following nomination by the Secretary-General, the General Assembly, on 25 August 2010, elected Joan Clos of Spain as Executive Director of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) at the level of Under-Secretary-General.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Jack Lang of France as Special Adviser on Legal Issues related to Piracy off the Coast of Somalia.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced today the appointment of Lieutenant General Babacar Gaye of Senegal as Military Adviser for Peacekeeping Operations.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has today announced the appointment of Zachary Muburi-Muitaof Kenya as the Head of the United Nations Office to the African Union which was established by the General Assembly on 1 July 2010.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomes today’s action by the General Assembly to quickly approve Carman Lapointe-Young of Canada as Under-Secretary-General for the Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS).