Appointments

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Damian Cardona Onses of Spain as Director of the United Nations Information Centre in Canberra, Australia.  Mr. Cardona assumed his duties on 20 April.

On 1 April, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres appointed Jose Barahona of Spain as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Djibouti, with the host Government’s approval.

On 4 April, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres appointed George Wachira of Kenya as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Eswatini, with the host Government’s approval.

Amidst the growing number of development crises facing the world, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley of Barbados and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada today as new Co‑Chairs of the Sustainable Development Goals Advocates group.

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today launched his Expert Group to develop stronger and clearer standards for net-zero emissions pledges by non-State entities — including businesses, investors, cities and regions — and speed up their implementation.

The Secretary-General is pleased to announce the establishment of a High‑Level Advisory Board on Effective Multilateralism.

On 13 March, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres appointed Claudia Mojica of El Salvador as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Argentina, with the host Government’s approval.

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres appointed Eric Jan Overvest of the Netherlands today as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Sao Tome and Principe, with the host Government’s approval.  He takes up his post on 17 March.

On 1 March, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres appointed Karla Robin Hershey of the United States as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Bhutan, with the host Government’s approval.

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Raúl Rosende of Uruguay as his new Deputy Special Representative in the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia.