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The rank is held by the heads of different UN entities, certain high officials of the United Nations Secretariat, and high-level envoys. The United Nations regards the rank as equal to that of a cabinet minister of a member state, and under-secretaries-general have diplomatic immunity under the UN Charter .
Currently an expert member of the United Nations Human Rights Committee, Ms. Kran has also contributed her expertise to the UN Development Programme and the UN Human Rights Office. Also on December 1, 2022, Kran and her husband Luis F. Molina attended the Senate of Canada where the Speaker announced her induction that day into the Order of Canada.
Permanent Representative of Iraq to the United Nations: 82. Ireland: Fergal Tomas Mythen: 26 August 2022: 83. Israel: Danny Danon: 19 August 2024: Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations: 84. Italy: Maurizio Massari: 19 July 2021: Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations: 85. Jamaica: Brian Christopher Manley ...
The UN General Assembly in December 2008 authorized the establishment of the Office of Staff Legal Assistance (OSLA) to strengthen "professional legal assistance for staff" to succeed the Panel of Counsel. [1]: para(S) 12–13 OSLA has offices in New York, Addis Ababa, Beirut, Geneva and Nairobi. [1]: para 14
The Office of Legal Affairs, through its Treaty Section, discharges the depositary functions of the Secretary-General under more than 560 multilateral treaties, including the custody of originals and the receipt of signatures and instruments of ratification, accession, etc.
August 2023 – Celeste Drake: July 2022 [108] August 6, 2023 [109] Seth D. Harris: March 5, 2021 July 2022 [108] — Special Assistant to the President (Budget and Tax Policy) Nadiya Beckwith-Stanley: January 20, 2021 — — Special Assistant to the President (Climate Change Finance) Clare Sierawski: August 2021 [110] — — Special ...
The 2023 International Court of Justice election was held on 9 November 2023 [1] [2] at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City. In the set of triennial elections, the General Assembly and the Security Council concurrently elect five judges to the Court for nine-year terms.
The United Nations Secretariat is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations (UN), [1] [2] The secretariat is the UN's executive arm. The secretariat has an important role in setting the agenda for the deliberative and decision-making bodies of the UN (i.e., the General Assembly, Economic and Social Council, and Security Council), and the implementation of the decision of these bodies.