United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Leonardo Santos Simão of Mozambique as his new Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) and Chairman of the Cameroon-Nigeria Mixed Commission.
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United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Kitty van der Heijden of the Netherlands as Assistant Secretary-General to serve as the Deputy Executive Director, Partnerships, for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). She will succeed Charlotte Petri Gornitzka of Sweden, to whom the Secretary-General and UNICEF are grateful for her dedicated service.
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Clementine Nkweta-Salami of Cameroon as his Deputy Special Representative for Sudan with the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS).
The new Permanent Representative of Algeria to the United Nations, Amar Bendjama, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General António Guterres today.
The new Permanent Representative of Burkina Faso to the United Nations, Oumarou Ganou, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General António Guterres today.
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Feridun Sinirlioğlu of Türkiye as the Special Coordinator, Independent Assessment Mandated by Security Council Resolution 2679 (2023). The Secretary-General has asked Mr. Sinirlioğlu to lead the independent assessment with a view to providing recommendations for an integrated and coherent approach to address the current challenges faced by Afghanistan.
The new Permanent Representative of the United Republic of Tanzania to the United Nations, Hussein A. Kattanga, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General António Guterres today.
The new Permanent Representative of Fiji to the United Nations, Filipo Tarakinikini, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General António Guterres today.
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of AnneMarie van den Berg of the Netherlands as Assistant Secretary-General for Supply Chain Management, in the Department of Operational Support.
The new Permanent Representative of Malaysia to the United Nations, Ahmad Faisal Muhamad, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General António Guterres today.