Biographical Note

The new Permanent Representative of Namibia to the United Nations, Wilfried Inotira Emvula, presented his credentials today to United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Jack Lang of France as Special Adviser on Legal Issues related to Piracy off the Coast of Somalia.

Following nomination by the Secretary-General, the General Assembly, on 25 August 2010, elected Joan Clos of Spain as Executive Director of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) at the level of Under-Secretary-General.

The new Permanent Representative of Indonesia to the United Nations, Hasan Kleib, presented his credentials today to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced today the appointment of Lieutenant General Babacar Gaye of Senegal as Military Adviser for Peacekeeping Operations.

The new Permanent Representative of Swaziland to the United Nations, Zwelethu Mnisi, presented his credentials today to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

The new Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations, Tsuneo Nishida, presented his credentials today to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has today announced the appointment of Zachary Muburi-Muitaof Kenya as the Head of the United Nations Office to the African Union which was established by the General Assembly on 1 July 2010.

The new Permanent Representative of Guinea-Bissau to the United Nations, João Soares da Gama, presented his credentials today to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

The new Permanent Observer for the International Organization for Migration, Michele Klein-Solomon, today presented her letter of appointment to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.