United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert of the Netherlands as his Special Representative for Iraq and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI). She will succeed Ján Kubiš of Slovakia, to whom the Secretary-General is grateful for his service.
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The new Permanent Representative of Iceland to the United Nations, Bergdís Ellertsdóttir, presented her credentials to UN Secretary‑General António Guterres today.
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of Lieutenant General Dennis Gyllensporre of Sweden as Force Commander of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA).
The new Permanent Representative of Barbados to the United Nations, Henrietta Elizabeth Thompson, presented her credentials to UN Secretary‑General António Guterres today.
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of Satya S. Tripathi of India as Assistant Secretary-General and Head of the New York Office of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
The new Permanent Representative of Sierra Leone to the United Nations, Francis Mustapha Kai-Kai, presented his credentials to UN Secretary‑General António Guterres today.
The new Permanent Representative of Malawi to the United Nations, Perks Master Ligoya, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General António Guterres today.
United Nations Secretary‑General António Guterres today announced the appointment of Mirjana Spoljaric Egger of Switzerland as Assistant Administrator, Director of the Regional Bureau for Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
United Nations Secretary‑General António Guterres has appointed Samir Aldarabi as Director of the United Nations Information Centre in Manama, covering Bahrain, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. Mr. Aldarabi assumed his duties on 1 August 2018.
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Marguerite El-Helou as Director of the United Nations Information Centre in Beirut, covering Lebanon, Jordan, Kuwait and Syria. Ms. El-Helou assumed her new duties on 1 August 2018.