A Special Representative of the Secretary-General is a highly respected expert who has been appointed by the
Secretary-General of the United Nations
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The role of the secretary-g ...
to represent them in meetings with heads of state on critical human rights issues. The representatives can carry out country visits to investigate alleged violations of
human rights
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and act as negotiators on behalf of the
United Nations
The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and international security, security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and be ...
.
Current Special Representatives
Special Representatives active include:
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Virginia Gamba de Potgieter,
(SRSG/CAAC), appointed 12 April 2017
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Natalia Gherman
Natalia Gherman (; born 20 March 1969) is a Moldovan politician, who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration and Deputy Prime Minister of Moldova from May 2013 to January 2016. She has served as Special Representative of t ...
, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Central Asia and Head of the United Nations Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia, appointed 15 September 2017
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Nicholas Haysom
Nicholas Roland Leybourne "Fink" Haysom (born 21 April 1952) is a South African lawyer and diplomat who focuses on democratic governance, constitutional and electoral reforms and the reconciliation and peace process. Since 2021, he has been serv ...
, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for South Sudan and Head of the
United Nations Mission in South Sudan
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) is a United Nations peacekeeping mission for South Sudan, which became independent on 9 July 2011. UNMISS was established on 8 July 2011 by United Nations Security Council Resolution 1996 (201 ...
(UNMISS), appointed 15 January 2021
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Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert
Jeanine Antoinette Hennis-Plasschaert (born 7 April 1973) is a Dutch politician and diplomat serving as Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq since 1 November 2018. She is a member of t ...
, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the
United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq
The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) was formed on 14 August 2003 by United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Resolution 1500 at the request of the Iraqi government to support national development efforts.
UNAMI's mandate includes ...
(UNAMI), appointed 31 August 2018
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Alexander Ivanko,
Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Western Sahara and Head of the
(MINURSO), appointed 27 August 2021
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Bintou Keita
Bintou Keita (born 1958) is a United Nations diplomat from Guinea. She is an expert in conflict resolution. Since January 2021, she has been the Special Representative of the Secretary-General in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Early life ...
, Special Representative of the Secretary-General in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Head of the
(MONUSCO), appointed 14 January 2021
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Helen Ruth Meagher La Lime, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Haiti and Head of the
United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti
The United Nations Mission for Justice Support in Haiti (MINUJUSTH) was a peacekeeping mission in Haiti mandated by the United Nations Security Council through United Nations Security Council resolution, Resolutions 2350 (2017) and 2410 (2018). I ...
(BINUH), appointed 14 October 2019
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Najat Maalla M'jid
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(SRSG/VAC), appointed 30 May 2019
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Annadif Mahamat Saleh, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for West Africa and the Sahel and Head of the
United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel
The United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (abbreviated as UNOWAS) is a United Nations political mission in Dakar, Senegal established in 2002 for preventive diplomacy, political mediation, and facilitation in West Africa and the Sahe ...
, appointed 26 March 2021
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Mami Mizutori
Mami Mizutori (, born 1960) is a Japanese diplomat. She has been the Assistant Secretary-General and Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction in the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR, forme ...
, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for
Disaster Risk Reduction
Disaster risk reduction (DRR) sometimes called disaster risk management (DRM) is a systematic approach to identifying, assessing and reducing the risks of disaster. It aims to reduce socio-economic vulnerabilities to disaster as well as dealing w ...
(UNDRR), appointed 31 January 2018
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Damilola Ogunbiyi
Damilola Ogunbiyi is a Nigerian sustainable energy advocate. She is the Chief Executive Officer of Sustainable Energy for All, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Sustainable Energy for All, and Co-Chair of UN-Energy.
O ...
, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for
Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL), appointed October 2019
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Parfait Onanga-Anyanga
Parfait Onanga-Anyanga is a Gabonese diplomat who has been serving as Special Representative of United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres to the African Union and Head of the United Nations Office to the African Union (UNOAU) since 2022.
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, Special Representative of the Secretary-General to the African Union and Head of the United Nations Office to the African Union, appointed 22 February 2022
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Pramila Patten
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(SRSG/SVC), appointed 12 April 2017
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Volker Perthes
Volker Perthes (), born 16 May 1958 in Duisburg-Homberg, Germany) is a German political scientist, academic and writer. Apart from his focus on research, writing and teaching about the Middle East, he was director of the German Institute for Int ...
, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Sudan and Head of the
(UNITAMS), appointed 7 January 2021
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Valentine Rugwabiza
Valentine Sendanyoye Rugwabiza (born 25 July 1963) is a Rwandan businesswoman and politician who has served as the country's Permanent Representative to the United Nations from 2016 to 2018. She now is the Special Representative of the Secretary ...
, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the Central African Republic and Head of the
(MINUSCA)
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Carlos Ruiz Massieu, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Colombia and Head of the
United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia
The United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia (UNVIC) began on 26 September 2017, following the conclusion of the United Nations Mission in Colombia. The mission supports the peace process amid the Colombian conflict and was extended in 2023 ...
, appointed 10 December 2018
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Colin Stewart, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the
United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus
The United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) is a United Nations peacekeeping force that was established under United Nations Security Council Resolution 186 in 1964 to prevent a recurrence of fighting following intercommunal violen ...
(UNFICYP) and Deputy to the Secretary-General’s Special Adviser on Cyprus, appointed 4 November 2021
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James Swan, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia and Head of the
United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia
United may refer to:
Places
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Arts and entertainment Films
* ''United'' (2003 film), a Norwegian film
* ''United'' (2011 film), a BBC Two f ...
(UNSOM), appointed 30 May 2019
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El Ghassim Wane, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Mali and Head of the
, appointed 15 March 2021
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Caroline Ziadeh
Caroline may refer to:
People
* Caroline (given name), a feminine given name
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Places Antarctica
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, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the
United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo
The United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) is the officially mandated mission of the United Nations in Kosovo. The UNMIK describes its mandate as being to "help the United Nations Security Council achieve an overall ...
(UNMIK), appointed November 2021
Deputy Special Representatives
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Adam Abdelmoula, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia and Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM), appointed 28 August 2019
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Ramiz Alakbarov, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan with the
United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan ('UNAMA'') is a UN Special Political Mission tasked with assisting the people of Afghanistan.
UNAMA was established on 28 March 2002 by United Nations Security Council Resolution 1401.
Revie ...
(UNAMA) and Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Afghanistan, appointed 21 December 2020
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Giovanie Biha, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for West Africa and the Sahel, United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), appointed 25 June 2020
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Denise Brown, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA), Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for the Central African Republic, appointed 21 March 2019
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Guang Cong, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General (Political) for South Sudan and Deputy Head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), appointed 24 March 2020
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Lizbeth Anne Cullity, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Deputy Head for the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA), appointed 8 January 2020
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Khassim Diagne, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Protection and Operations in the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), appointed 26 January 2021
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Barrie Lynne Freeman
Barrie is a city in Southern Ontario, Canada, about north of Toronto. The city is within Simcoe County and located along the shores of Kempenfelt Bay, the western arm of Lake Simcoe. Although physically in Simcoe County, Barrie is politically i ...
, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), appointed 22 December 2020
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Anita Kiki Gbeho, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM), appointed 30 December 2020
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Daniela Kroslak, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), appointed 7 January 2022
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Bruno Lemarquis, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General in the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) and Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, appointed 18 January 2022
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Khardiata Lô N'Diaye, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Sudan with the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS) and Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan, appointed 18 February 2021
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Alain Noudéhou, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) and Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Mali, appointed 28 April 2021
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Sara Beysolow Nyanti Sara Frances Beysolow Nyanti (born 1968) is an international development expert and Liberian pastor. She has more than 20 years of professional experience. She has been a United Nations Assistant Secretary General since December 2021.
Early life a ...
, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General in the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) and Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan, appointed 6 December 2021
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Markus Potzel, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General (Political) for Afghanistan in the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), appointed 17 June 2022
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Ingeborg Richardson, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH) and Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Haiti, appointed 12 May 2022
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Raúl Rosende Rodriguez, Deputy Special Representative in the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia, appointed 15 March 2022
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Irena Vojáčková-Sollorano, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Iraq and in the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) and Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Iraq, appointed 2 July 2020
Former Special Representatives
Some of the former Special Representatives include:
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Martti Ahtisaari
Martti Oiva Kalevi Ahtisaari (; born 23 June 1937) is a Finnish politician, the tenth president of Finland (1994–2000), a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, and a United Nations diplomat and mediator noted for his international peace work.
Ahtisa ...
,
United Nations Commissioner for Namibia
United Nations Commissioner for South West Africa was a post created by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in 1966 to assert the UN's direct responsibility for South West Africa which was then under illegal occupation by apartheid South Af ...
(1 January 1977–1 April 1982); Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the
United Nations Transition Assistance Group
The United Nations Transition Assistance Group (UNTAG) was a United Nations (UN) peacekeeping force deployed from April 1989 to March 1990 in Namibia, known at the time as South West Africa, to monitor the peace process and elections there. N ...
(UNTAG) (April 1989–March 1990)
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Jean Arnault
Jean Arnault is a French diplomat who currently serves as United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres' Personal Envoy on Afghanistan and Regional Issues.
Early life and education
Arnault studied Philosophy, Linguistics and Political Scienc ...
, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Guatemala and Head of the United Nations Verification Mission in Guatemala (MINUGUA) (1997–2000); Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Burundi and Head of the
United Nations Office in Burundi
The United Nations Office in Burundi (BNUB) was established by the United Nations Security Council in December 2010 as a scaled-down operation to replace the United Nations Integrated Office in Burundi from 1 January 2011.
BNUB, established by ...
(BNUB) (2000–2001); Special Representative of the Secretary General in Afghanistan and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) (2004–2006), Deputy Special Representative (2002–2003); Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Georgia and Head of the
United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) (2006–2008); Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Colombia and Head of the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia (July 2017–December 2018)
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José Victor da Silva Ângelo, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the
United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad
The United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad (MINURCAT) was a United Nations peacekeeping mission established by the United Nations Security Council on September 25, 2007 to provide a multidimensional presence of up to 350 po ...
(31 January 2008–31 December 2010)
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Louise Arbour
Louise Bernice Arbour (born February 10, 1947) is a Canadian lawyer, prosecutor and jurist.
Arbour was the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, a former justice of the Supreme Court of Canada and the Court of Appeal for Ontario and a former ...
, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for International Migration (9 March 2017–31 December 2018)
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Zainab Bangura
Haja Zainab Hawa Bangura (; born 18 December 1959) is a Sierra Leonean politician and social activist who has been serving as the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON) since 2018, appointed by United Nations Secretary-Ge ...
, Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict (22 June 2012–12 April 2017)
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Natalio Ecarma III, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the
United Nations Disengagement Observer Force
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in the Golan Heights (10 March 2010–13 August 2013)
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Yash Ghai
Yash Pal Ghai CBE (born 20 October 1938) is a Kenyan academic in constitutional law. As of 2007 he is the head of the Constitution Advisory Support Unit of the United Nations Development Programme in Nepal. Until 2008, he was a Special Repres ...
, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for
human rights in Cambodia
The human rights situation in Cambodia is facing growing criticisms both within the country and from an increasingly alarmed international community. After a series of flagrant violations against basic human rights a feeling of incertitude regardi ...
(1 November 2005–2008)
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Julian Harston, Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Haiti (1997–1999); Special Representative of the Secretary-General for
; Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General for the
United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina
The United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNMIBH) was an international organization formed under the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1035 on 21 December 1995. It completed its mandate on 31 December 2002, when it was succeed ...
(UNMIBH) (1999–April 2001); Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Director of the United Nations Office in Belgrade (March–November 2009)
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Sukehiro Hasegawa,
Special Representative of the Secretary-General for East Timor The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for East Timor was appointed by the Secretary-General to lead the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor. During the transition from Indonesian rule to independence the United Na ...
and Head of the
United Nations Mission of Support to East Timor
The United Nations Mission of Support to East Timor (UNMISET) lasted from 20 May 2002 to 20 May 2005, when it was replaced by United Nations Office in Timor Leste (UNOTIL). It was established when East Timor became an internationally recognised ind ...
(UNMISET) and the
United Nations Office in East Timor
United Nations Office in Timor-Leste (UNOTIL) supported the capacity development of critical state institutions, including the East Timor National Police (PNTL) in order to strengthen democratic governance and to help further build to peace in East ...
(21 May 2004–September 2006)
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Hina Jilani, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Human Rights Defenders (2000–2008)
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Michael Keating Michael, Mike or Mickey Keating may refer to:
Politics
* Michael Keating (Irish politician) (born 1946), Fine Gael then Progressive Democrats TD from Dublin
* Michael Keating (Manitoba politician)
* Michael Keating (political scientist) (born 1950) ...
, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the
United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia
United may refer to:
Places
* United, Pennsylvania, an unincorporated community
* United, West Virginia, an unincorporated community
Arts and entertainment Films
* ''United'' (2003 film), a Norwegian film
* ''United'' (2011 film), a BBC Two f ...
(UNSOM) (23 November 2015–1 October 2018)
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Jacques Paul Klein
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, Special Representative of the Secretary General for the
United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina
The United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNMIBH) was an international organization formed under the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1035 on 21 December 1995. It completed its mandate on 31 December 2002, when it was succeed ...
(UNMIBH) (2001–2003); Special Representative of the Secretary-General for
United Nations Mission in Liberia
The United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) was a peacekeeping operation established in September 2003 to monitor a ceasefire agreement in Liberia following the resignation of President Charles Taylor and the conclusion of the Second Liberia ...
(2003–2005)
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Bernard Kouchner,
Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Kosovo
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(15 July 1999–12 January 2001)
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Deborah Lyons
Deborah Lyons is a Canadian diplomat, formerly Canada's ambassador to Israel. Before that she was Canada's ambassador to Afghanistan. She was the head of mission at the Embassy of Canada, Kabul. She was the only female ambassador in Kabul. On ...
, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) (24 March 2020–16 June 2022)
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Ian Martin, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of
United Nations Mission in Nepal (2006–2009); Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the
United Nations Support Mission in Libya
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(11 September 2011–14 October 2012)
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Ad Melkert
Adrianus Petrus Wilhelmus "Ad" Melkert (; born 12 February 1956) is a Dutch politician and diplomat of the Labour Party (PvdA) who has served as a Member of the Council of State since 20 January 2016.
Melkert studied Political science at the U ...
, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (7 July 2009–1 October 2011)
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David Nabarro
Sir David Nunes Nabarro (born 26 August 1949) is a Special Envoy on Covid-19 for the World Health Organization. He has made his career in the international civil service, working for either the Secretary-General of the United Nations or the Di ...
, Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Food Security and Nutrition (2009–2017)
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Jan Pronk
Johannes Pieter "Jan" Pronk Jr. (; born 16 March 1940) is a retired Dutch politician and diplomat of the Labour Party (PvdA) and activist.
Pronk studied Economics at the Rotterdam School of Economics obtaining a Master of Economics degree and ...
, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the
United Nations Mission in Sudan
The United Nations Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS) was established by the UN Security Council under Resolution 1590 of 24 March 2005, in response to the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement between the government of the Sudan and the Sudan ...
(UNMIS) (1 July 2004–10 December 2006)
* John Reedman, Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Palestine ()
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John Ruggie
John Gerard Ruggie (18 October 1944 – 16 September 2021) was the Berthold Beitz Research Professor in Human Rights and International Affairs at Harvard Kennedy School at Harvard University and an affiliated professor in international legal studie ...
, Special Representative of the Secretary-General on human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises (2005–2011)
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William L. Swing, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Western Sahara and Head of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) (2001–2003); Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (May 2003–January 2008)
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Peter Sutherland
Peter Denis Sutherland (25 April 1946 – 7 January 2018) was an Irish businessman, barrister and Fine Gael politician who served as UN Special Representative for International Migration from 2006 to 2017. He was known for serving in a variety ...
, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for International Migration (12 January 2006–9 March 2017)
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Sérgio Vieira de Mello
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, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Kosovo (13 June 1999–15 July 1999); Special Representative of the Secretary-General for East Timor (December 1999–May 2002); and Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Iraq (2003–2004)
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Mohamed Sahnoun
Mohamed Sahnoun ( ar, محمد سحنون ) (8 April 1931 – 20 September 2018) was an Algerian diplomat who served as ambassador of Algeria to Germany, France, the United States and Morocco as well as permanent representative of Algeria to the ...
, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia and Head of the
United Nations Operation in Somalia I
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(UNOSOM I) (April–November 1992)
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Abdallah Wafy
Abdallah Wafy (1955 – 16 December 2020) was a Nigerien civil servant and diplomat. He served as the United Nations Secretary-General's Deputy Special Representative for the Democratic Republic of the Congo of the United Nations Organization St ...
, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) (2013–2015)
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Leila Zerrougui
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, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) (January 2018–February 2021)
Special Advisers
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Juan E. Méndez, Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide
See also
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Special Representative of the Secretary-General for East Timor The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for East Timor was appointed by the Secretary-General to lead the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor. During the transition from Indonesian rule to independence the United Na ...
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Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Kosovo
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Kosovo (SRSG) is appointed by the Secretary-General to lead the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK). The Joint Interim Administrative Structure and then the Prov ...
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Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Western Sahara
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High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina
The High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, together with the Office of the High Representative (OHR) in Bosnia and Herzegovina, were created in 1995 immediately after the signing of the Dayton Agreement which ended the 1992–1995 Bos ...
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Special Envoy of the Secretary-General
References
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External links
List of Special Representatives of the Secretary General