Biographical Note

The new Permanent Representative of the Netherlands to the United Nations, Herman Schaper, presented his credentials today to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

The new Permanent Representative of Andorra, Narcis Casal de Fonsdeviela, presented his credentials today to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

The new Permanent Representative of the Maldives to the United Nations, Abdul Ghafoor Mohamed, presented his credentials today to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

The new Permanent Representative of Monaco to the United Nations, Isabelle Picco, presented her credentials today to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

The new Permanent Representative of Paraguay to the United Nations, José Antonio dos Santos, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today.

The new Permanent Representative of Armenia to the United Nations, Garen A. Nazarian, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today.

The new Permanent Representative of Ireland to the United Nations, Anne Anderson, presented her credentials today to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

The new Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations, Gérard Araud, presented his credentials today to United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and African Union Chairperson Jean Ping today announced the appointment of Mohamed Yonis of Somalia as Deputy Joint Special Representative for Operations and Management in the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID).

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.