United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of Roza Otunbayeva of Kyrgyzstan as his new Special Representative for Afghanistan and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA).
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United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Miklos Gaspar of Hungary as Director of the United Nations Information Centre in Jakarta, Indonesia. Mr. Gaspar assumed his duties on 2 September.
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of Imran Riza of Pakistan as his Deputy Special Coordinator for Lebanon, in the Office of the United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon (UNSCOL), and Resident Coordinator for Lebanon. Mr. Riza will also serve as Humanitarian Coordinator.
The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Nicolas de Rivière (France):
The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Nicolas de Rivière (France):
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs of Costa Rica as Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC).
Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the United Nations Chiefs of Police Summit, in New York today:
Following is the text of UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s video message for the International Day for People of African Descent, observed today:
Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s virtual remarks to the Leaders Meeting in advance of the Transforming Education Summit, held today:
Following is the text of UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s video message to the 2022 Victoria Forum “Bridging Divides: Turf, Truth and Trust”, held in Victoria, Canada, today: