Biographical Note

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Margaret Vogt of Nigeria as his Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in the Central African Republic (BINUCA). Ms. Vogt will replace Sahle-Work Zewde of Ethiopia.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Mariano Fernández of Chile as his Special Representative for Haiti and Head of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH).

The new Permanent Representative of Iceland to the United Nations, Gréta Gunnarsdóttir, presented her credentials to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the Chairperson of the African Union, Jean Ping, have appointed Aïchatou Mindaoudou Souleymane of Niger as Deputy Joint Special Representative (Political) in the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID).

The new Permanent Representative of Malaysia to the United Nations, Haniff Hussein, today presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

Pajo Avirovikj, the new Permanent Representative of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to the United Nations, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced today the appointment of Amina Mohamed, a Kenyan national, as Assistant Secretary-General and Deputy Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Rosine Sori-Coulibaly of Burkina Faso as Deputy Special Representative of the United Nations Office in Burundi (BNUB) and United Nations Resident Coordinator, Resident Representative and Humanitarian Coordinator for Burundi.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Geeta Rao Gupta, a United States national born in India, as Deputy Executive Director of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). Ms. Rao Gupta will succeed Saad Houry. The Secretary-General would like to take this opportunity to thank Mr. Houry for his exceptional service and commitment to UNICEF.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Mbaranga Gasarabwe of Rwanda as the first Assistant Secretary-General for Safety and Security, following the General Assembly’s endorsement of his proposal to reclassify the post at that level.