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Secretary-General Appoints Catherine Marchi-Uhel of France to Head International Impartial Independent Mechanism Investigating Serious Crimes in Syria

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of Catherine Marchi-Uhel of France as Head of the International Impartial and Independent Mechanism to Assist in the Investigation and Prosecution of Persons Responsible for the Most Serious Crimes under International Law Committed in the Syrian Arab Republic since March 2011.

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Secretary-General Appoints Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka of South Africa Executive Director, United Nations Entity for Gender Equality

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, following consultations with Member States and the Executive Board of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women (UN-Women), announced today the appointment of Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka of South Africa as Executive Director of UN-Women for a further term of four years.