Secretary-General: Press Release

The Secretary-General has decided to appoint Nicholas Haysom of South Africa as Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General (Political) for the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA).

The Secretary-General has decided to appoint Jacqueline Carol Badcock, a national of the United Kingdom, as the Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Regional Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator, United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq.

The Secretary-General has selected Mr. Sven Alkalaj, a national of Bosnia and Herzegovina, as Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe.

The Secretary-General has selected Angela Kane of Germany as High Representative for Disarmament Affairs.

The Secretary-General has selected Maged Abdelaziz of Egypt as his Special Adviser on Africa.

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

Following are UN Secretary-General’s remarks at the International Women’s Day Event: “Empower Rural Women — End Hunger and Poverty”, today, 7 March, in New York:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message to the Human Rights Council meeting on violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity, today, 7 March, in Geneva:

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and League of Arab States Secretary General Nabil Elaraby have appointed Nasser al-Kidwa as Deputy Joint Special Envoy of the United Nations and the League of Arab States on Syria. He will assist Joint Special Envoy Kofi Annan in the exercise of his mandate.

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s opening remarks, as prepared for delivery, at “Equality Means Business: Gender Equality for Sustainable Business”, in New York today, 6 March: