الخميس، 29 أكتوبر 2015

Nigerian Diplomat Appointed as New Head of Darfur Peacekeeping Mission - Rawan For Media Artistic and Production

Nigerian Diplomat Appointed as New Head of Darfur Peacekeeping Mission - Rawan For Media Artistic and Production



The
United Nations and African Union on Tuesday appointed a Nigerian
diplomat as new head for the hybrid peacekeeping mission in Darfur
(UNAMID) together with a Guinean diplomat who will serve as deputy joint
representative .

In
two separate statements UN chief Ban Ki-mon and AU commission
chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma announced the appointment of Martin
Ihoeghian Uhomoibhi of Nigeria as Joint Special Representative for
Darfur and UNAMID head. Also, they appointed Bintou Keita of Guinea as
Deputy Joint Special Representative.

Uhomoibhi
who will serve also as joint chief mediator for the peace process
succeeds Abiodun Oluremi Bashua of Nigeria. Keita succeeds Abdul Kamara
of Sierra Leone.

The
appointment of the fifth joint representative and chief mediator for
Darfur was announced 24 hours before a regular briefing for the UN
Security Council about the situation in Darfur and the activities of the
joint mission there.

Uhomoibhi
holds a PhD in modern history and international relations .Most
recently, he served as the Founder and President of the Pan African
Institute for Global Affairs and Strategy. From 2008 to 2009 he was the
third President of the United Nations Human Rights Council and Chair of
the World Intellectual Property Organisation General Assembly.
Uhomoibhi.

For
his part, Keita has a long experience with more than 25 years of
service in the United Nations. Her most recent positions include Ebola
Crisis Manager for Sierra Leone and Chief of Staff for the United
Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response. He also served in several
senior management and leadership functions with the UNICEF or UNDP in
different African countries.
By : sudan vision

ليست هناك تعليقات:

إرسال تعليق