UN chief appoints new head of S. Sudan mission
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December 13, 2016 (NEW YORK)- The United Nations Secretary-General,
Ban Ki-moon announced on Monday the appointment of David Shearer of
New Zealand as his new Special Representative for war-torn South
Sudan.
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David Shearer (Getty Images)
Shearer, who will also head of the U.N Mission in South Sudan
(UNMISS), succeeds Ellen Margrethe Løj, who completed her assignment
last month.
Ki-moon said he was grateful for Løj’s “dedication and excellent
leadership of UNMISS over the past two plus years, under extremely
challenging political, security, humanitarian and human rights
circumstances in South Sudan”.
The new UNMISS head, currently a member of New Zealand’s Parliament,
reportedly brings on board extensive political and humanitarian
experience.
According to the UN, Shearer previously served as the
Secretary-General’s Deputy Special Representative, Resident
Coordinator, and Humanitarian Coordinator in the U.N Assistance
Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) (2007-2009).
He also held several senior positions with the UN, including head of
its Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in the
Occupied Palestinian Territory, Humanitarian Coordinator in Lebanon,
senior humanitarian adviser to the U.N Assistance Mission in
Afghanistan (UNAMA) and Chief of OCHA in Belgrade.
Author of several published works, Shearer holds an MSc in Resource
Management from the University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New
Zealand.
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