Today the Secretary-General appointed Hina Jilani of Pakistan as his Special Representative on Human Rights Defenders.
The Secretary-General today appointed Peter Leuprecht of Austria as his new Special Representative for Human Rights in Cambodia.
The following statement was issued today by the Office of the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
Secretary-General Kofi Annan has appointed Hatsuhisa Takashima as the Director of the United Nations Information Centre in Tokyo. He will take up his duties on 1 September 2000.
The Secretary-General today appointed Anna Kajumulo Tibaijuka as the new Executive Director of the United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (Habitat). She will take up her new responsibilities at the Nairobi-based agency in the next three months.
Secretary-General Kofi Annan has appointed Hannah Yilma as the Director of the United Nations Information Centre in Pretoria, South Africa. She is expected to take up her duties on 25 July.
Former Permanent Representative of Canada To United Nations Is First Person to Serve in Post
The following statement was issued by the Office of the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
The Secretary-General has appointed Major General Tim Ford as Military Advisor in the Department of Peacekeeping Operations. The appointment will become effective on 15 September.
Secretary-General Kofi Annan has appointed Jean-Marie Guéhenno of France as Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, effective 1 October.
