Biographical Note

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Espen Barth Eide of Norway as his new Special Adviser on Cyprus.

The new Permanent Representative of Jordan, Dina Kawar, presented her credentials to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today.

The new Permanent Representative of Finland, Kai Jürgen Mikael Sauer, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today.

Abdulaziz Abdulrahman Alammar, the new Permanent Observer for the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf to the United Nations, presented his letter of appointment to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced today the appointment of Bernardino León of Spain as his Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced today the appointment of Maria do Valle Ribeiro of Ireland as his Deputy Special Representative in Guinea-Bissau, where she will also serve as United Nations Resident Coordinator and United Nations Development Programme Resident Representative.

The new Permanent Representative of Vanuatu to the United Nations, Odo Tevi, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today.

The new Permanent Representative of Yemen to the United Nations, Khaled Mahfoodh Abdulla Bahah, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today.

The new Permanent Representative of El Salvador to the United Nations, Ruben I. Zamora, today presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Omar Abdi, a Canadian national born in Somalia, as Deputy Executive Director of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).