The new Permanent Representative of New Zealand to the United Nations, Jim McLay, today presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

The new Permanent Representative of Burundi to the United Nations, Zacharie Gahutu, today presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

The new Permanent Representative of Greece to the United Nations, Anastassis Mitsialis, today presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

Eugène-Richard Gasana, the new Permanent Representative of Rwanda to the United Nations, today presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki‑moon

Ghazi Jomaa, the new Permanent Representative of Tunisia to the United Nations, today presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

Pablo Antonio Thalassinós, the new Permanent Representative of Panama to the United Nations, 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.

The new Permanent Representative of Mozambique to the United Nations, Daniel António, today presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

The new Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations, Cesare Maria Ragaglini, today presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki‑moon.

The new head of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) delegation to the United Nations, Marwan Jilani, presented his letter of appointment today to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.