In progress at UNHQ

Appointments


SG/A/1585-BIO/4747

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Elia Armstrong of Canada as Director of the Ethics Office.  She succeeds Joan Elise Dubinsky of the United States, to whom the Secretary-General is grateful for her dedicated service to the Organization.

SG/A/1583-BIO/4738

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Paul Ladd of the United Kingdom as Director of the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD).  Mr. Ladd will succeed Sarah Cook of the United Kingdom, to whom the Secretary-General is grateful for her dedicated service and able leadership of the Institute.

SG/A/1577*-BIO/4734*-PKO/498*

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Peter de Clercq of the Netherlands as his Deputy Special Representative for the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM), where he will also serve as United Nations Resident Coordinator, Humanitarian Coordinator and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative.