Biographical Note

The new Permanent Representative of Lithuania to the United Nations, Rytis Paulauskas, presented his credentials to the Secretariat today.

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Martha Ama Akyaa Pobee of Ghana as Assistant Secretary-General for Africa in the Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations.

The new Permanent Representative of Ghana to the United Nations, Harold Adlai Agyeman, presented his credentials to the Secretariat today.

The new Permanent Representative of Barbados to the United Nations, François Jackman, presented his credentials to the Secretariat today.

The new Permanent Representative of Burundi to the United Nations, Zéphyrin Maniratanga, paid a courtesy call on UN Secretary-General António Guterres today.

The new Permanent Representative of Belize to the United Nations, Carlos C. Fuller, paid a courtesy call on UN Secretary-General António Guterres today.

The new Permanent Observer for the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) to the United Nations, Alain Wilfried Biya, presented his letter of appointment to UN Secretary-General António Guterres today.

The new Permanent Representative of the Bahamas to the United Nations, Chet Donovan Neymour, paid a courtesy call on UN Secretary-General António Guterres today.

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of Martin Griffiths of the United Kingdom as Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.

On 1 May, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres appointed Silvia Rucks of Uruguay as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Brazil, with the host Government’s approval.