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Jamal Benomar: The first Special Envoy to Yemen was Jamal Benomar who began representing the Secretary General in Yemen during the summer of 2011 but was only formally appointed as a Special Envoy on 1 August 2012. [2] Benomar is from Morocco. Benomar was credited with helping Yemen avert civil war in 2011 and for helping organise the National ...
Staffan de Mistura (ITA) was appointed the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria on 10 July 2014. [12] Said Djinnit was appointed the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General to the Great Lakes Region on 17 July 2014 [13] Martin Griffiths served as Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen during 16 February 2018 to 19 July 2021
In a statement issued to the media on 3 February, the Office of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General on Myanmar said Heyzer's words were misinterpreted and she had "never proposed power sharing as an option and has consistently advocated for a Myanmar-led process that is reflective of the will and the needs of the people, as reflected in ...
Pages in category "Special Envoys of the Secretary-General of the United Nations" The following 59 pages are in this category, out of 59 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
A special representative of the Secretary-General is a highly respected expert who has been appointed by the Secretary-General of the United Nations to represent them in meetings with heads of state on critical human rights issues.
In May 2016, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appointed Kamau and Mary Robinson, the former president of Ireland, as Special Envoy of the Secretary-General on El Niño and Climate, tasking them with calling attention to the 60 million people around the world affected by severe El Niño-linked drought and climate impacts and ...
The majority of USGs are appointed by the General Assembly on the recommendation of the secretary-general for a fixed term of four years. Others (normally special envoys, Secretariat-appointees and non-programme management positions) are appointed directly by the UN secretary-general on his own authority.
The Department of Political Affairs is headquartered at the Secretariat in New York City. The United Nations Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs (DPPA) is a department of the Secretariat of the United Nations (UN) with responsibility for monitoring and assessing global political developments and advising and assisting the UN Secretary General and his envoys in the peaceful ...