Biographical Note

The new Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations, Abulkalam Abdul Momen, presented his credentials today to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

The new Permanent Representative of Turkey to the United Nations, Ertuğrul Apakan, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today.

The new Head of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) delegation to the United Nations in New York, Walter A. Füllemann, today presented his letter of appointment to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Jean-Maurice Ripert of France as Special Envoy for Assistance to Pakistan. The Special Envoy will report to the Secretary General through the United Nations Development Group Chair.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Judy Cheng-Hopkins of Malaysia as Assistant Secretary-General for Peacebuilding Support. Ms. Cheng-Hopkins will replace Jane Holl Lute.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is pleased to announce the appointment of Maria Dotsenko, a national of Ukraine, as Representative of the Department of Public Information in the United Nations Office in Yerevan, Armenia.

Shuaib Chalklen of South Africa has been appointed the Special Rapporteur on Disability of the Commission for Social Development for the period 2009-2011.

The new Permanent Representative of Thailand to the United Nations, Norachit Sinhaseni, today presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

The new Permanent Representative of Albania to the United Nations, Ferit Hoxha, today presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

In a letter dated 21 July 2009 to the President of the Security Council, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon conveyed the agreement of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission and the Secretary-General of the United Nations to appoint Lieutenant General Patrick Nyamvumba of Rwanda as the Force Commander of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) with effect from 1 September 2009.