Appointments

The Secretary-General has appointed Michel Kazatchkine as his Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, one of only two regions in the world where HIV is continuing to grow.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced today the appointment of Adama Dieng of Senegal as Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide. Mr. Dieng will replace Francis Deng, to whom the Secretary-General is grateful for his dedicated service and achievements within a challenging mandate.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced today the appointment of Jean-Jacques Graisse of Belgium as Acting Head, Department of General Assembly and Conference Management. Mr. Graisse will replace Muhammad Shaaban. The Secretary-General is grateful for Mr. Shaaban’s dedicated service and strong commitment to the ideals of the Organization.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Leila Zerrougui of Algeria as his Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict. Ms. Zerrougui will replace Radhika Coomaraswamy, to whom the Secretary-General is grateful for her dedicated service to the United Nations and her commitment to promote and protect the rights of all children affected by armed conflict.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed former United Kingdom Prime Minister Gordon Brown to the position of United Nations Special Envoy for Global Education.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Asha-Rose Migiro of the United Republic of Tanzania, former United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, as his Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa. She will replace Elizabeth Mataka, who the Secretary-General thanked for her outstanding and dedicated service in this role since 2007.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Major General Iqbal Singh Singha of India as the Head of Mission and Force Commander of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF).

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Zainab Hawa Bangura of Sierra Leone as his Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict at the level of Under-Secretary-General. Ms. Bangura will replace Margot Wallström, to whom the Secretary-General is grateful for her dedicated service and able leadership in achieving milestones within a challenging mandate.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Wolfgang Weisbrod-Weber of Germany as his Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO).