The Secretary-General today announced the appointment of Abiodun Oluremi Bashua of Nigeria to lead the Special Investigation into the attack against the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) protection-of-civilians site in Malakal.
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The new Permanent Representative of Indonesia to the United Nations, Dian Triansyah Djani, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today.
The new Permanent Representative of Kyrgyzstan to the United Nations, Mirgul Moldoisaeva, presented her credentials to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today.
The new Permanent Representative of Timor-Leste to the United Nations, Maria Helena Lopes de Jesus Pires, presented her credentials to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today.
The new Permanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations, Marc-André Blanchard, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today.
The new Permanent Representative of Grenada to the United Nations, Keisha A. McGuire, presented her credentials to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today.
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Elizabeth Spehar of Canada as his new Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP).
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced today the appointment of Lisa M. Buttenheim of the United States as Assistant Secretary-General for Field Support, Department of Field Support.
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced today the designation of Jorge Chediek of Argentina as his Envoy on South-South Cooperation.
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Tadamichi Yamamoto of Japan as his Special Representative for the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). He will succeed Nicholas Haysom of South Africa, who has served in this critical role since 2014.