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MAJOR-GENERAL RAJENDER SINGH APPOINTED FORCE COMMANDER

OF UNITED NATIONS MISSION IN ETHIOPIA AND ERITREA

The Secretary-General has appointed Major-General Rajender Singh of India as the new Force Commander of the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE).  The Major-General is expected to arrive in the Mission area by 19 July 2004.

Secretary-General appoints jan pronk special representative for sudan

The Secretary-General has decided to appoint Jan Pronk as his Special Representative for the Sudan and head of the peace support operation that may be authorized following a Comprehensive Peace Agreement between the Government of the Sudan and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army.  The appointment is effective 18 June 2004.

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SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS SØREN JESSEN-PETERSEN OF DENMARK

AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE IN KOSOVO

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Secretary-General appoints Sukehiro Hasegawa of Japan

as Special Representative in Timor-Leste

CAROLYN MCASKIE APPOINTED SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE

OF SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR BURUNDI

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS JAVIER RUPEREZ OF SPAIN AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

OF COUNTER-TERRORISM EXECUTIVE DIRECTORATE

Following consultations with the Security Council, the Secretary-General announced the appointment of Javier Rupérez as Executive Director of the Counter-Terrorism Executive Directorate at the Assistant Secretary-General level.  The Security Council, by its resolution 1535, established the post.

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SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS NICOLAS MICHEL OF SWITZERLAND AS NEW

UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR LEGAL AFFAIRS AND UN LEGAL COUNSEL

secretary-general Names Independent Panel to Probe ‘Oil-for-Food’ Allegations

NEW YORK, 21 April–- United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan today announced the formation of the independent panel that will conduct an inquiry into allegations of impropriety in the administration and management of the Iraq “oil-for-food” programme.

Secretary-General names Advisory Board on Water AND Sanitation

United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has used this year’s observance of World Water Day to announce the establishment of an Advisory Board on Water and Sanitation, to galvanize global action on these issues, which are central to the world’s hopes of eradicating poverty and achieving sustainable development.

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SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS ANGELA KANE OF GERMANY AS ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL

FOR GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND CONFERENCE MANAGEMENT