Biographical Note

The Sixth Committee (Legal) elected Burhan Gafoor (Singapore) as Chair on 31 May 2017.

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Mamadou Diallo of Guinea as Deputy Special Representative of the United Nations Mission for Justice Support in Haiti (MINUJUSTH).

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of Bintou Keita of Guinea as Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations.

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Maged Abdelfattah Abdelaziz, the new Permanent Observer for the League of Arab States at the United Nations, presented his letter of appointment to UN Secretary-General António Guterres today.

A national of Egypt, Mr. Abdelaziz was the United Nations Special Adviser on Africa, having previously been his country’s Permanent Representative to the Organization from 2005 to 2012.

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of Natalia Gherman of the Republic of Moldova as his new Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA).

The new Permanent Representative of Belarus to the United Nations, Valentin Rybakov, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General António Guterres today.

The new Permanent Representative of Greece to the United Nations, Maria Theofili, presented her credentials to UN Secretary-General António Guterres today.

The new Permanent Representative of Kiribati to the United Nations, Teburoro Tito, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General António Guterres today.

The new Permanent Representative of the Bahamas to the United Nations, Sheila Carey, presented her credentials to UN Secretary-General António Guterres today.

The new Permanent Observer for the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), Yera Ortiz de Urbina, presented her letter of appointment to UN Secretary-General António Guterres today.