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Governance/Geopolitics Ban appoints new UN envoy for West Africa
13 Sep 2014, 06:45 am Print
New York, Sept 13 (JEN): Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Mohammed Ibn Chambas as his Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa (UNOWA).
Chambas, a national of Ghana, will succeed Said Djinnit of Algeria who was recently tasked by the Secretary-General to serve as his special envoy for the Great Lakes region.
According to the announcement of his appointment, Chambas brings to the position extensive experience after a long and distinguished career in both international and governmental foru
Most recently he served as the African Union-UN Joint Special Representative for Darfur and Head of the African Union-UN Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) since 20 December 2012.
Mohamed Ibn Chambas. UN Photo/Loey Felipe
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