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Country/Region Title Name (Country) UN Mission Date of Appointment
Africa Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Africa and High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States Cheikh Sidi Diarra
(Mali)
  22 January 2008
Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Africa
(Based in Geneva)
Mohamed Sahnoun
(Algeria)
  19 December 1997
[S/1997/994]
[S/1997/995]
[S/2005/808]
[S/2005/809]
Burundi Executive Representative of the Secretary-General for Burundi and Head of the UN Integrated Office in Burundi Youssef Mahmoud (Tunisia)
United Nations Integrated Office in Burundi (BINUB)
1 January 2007
[S/2006/1020]
[S/2006/1021]
Central African Republic Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Peacebuilding Office in the Central African Republic François Lonseny Fall
(Guinea)
United Nations Peacebuilding Office in the Central African Republic
(BONUCA)
12 September 2007
[S/2007/523]
[S/2007/522]
Central African Republic and Chad Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad Victor Da Silva Angelo
(Portugal)
United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad (MINURCAT) 31 January 2008
[S/2008/52]
[S/2008/53]
Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the Central African Republic and Chad Rima Salah
(Jordan)
United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad (MINURCAT) 14 March 2008
Côte d'Ivoire Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Côte d'Ivoire - [Acting] Choi Young-Jin
(Republic of Korea)
United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI) 19 October 2007
[S/2007/623]
[S/2007/622]
Principal Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General
Abou Moussa
(Chad)
United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI) 17 August 2005
Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General Georg Charpentier
(Finland)
United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI) 27 March 2007
Democratic Republic of the Congo Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the Democratic Republic of the Congo Alan Doss
(United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
(MONUC)
19 October 2007
[S/2007/623]
[S/2007/622]
Deputy Special Representative for the Secretary-General for the Democratic Republic of the Congo Ross Mountain
(New Zealand)
United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
(MONUC)
15 November 2004
Deputy Special Representative for the Secretary-General for the Democratic Republic of the Congo Vacant United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
(MONUC)
 
Ethiopia/Eritrea
Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Ethiopia/Eritrea - [Acting] Azouz Ennifar
(Tunisia)
 
United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea
(UNMEE)
10 August 2006
Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Ethiopia/Eritrea

Lebohang K.Moleko
(Lesotho)

 

United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea
(UNMEE)
1 December 2006
Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Ethiopia/Eritrea Azouz Ennifar
(Tunisia)
 
United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea
(UNMEE)
29 July 2005
Guinea-Bissau Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNOGBIS
Shola Omoregie (Nigeria) United Nations Peace-building Support Office in Guinea-Bissau
(UNOGBIS)

6 October 2006
[S/2006/791]
[S/2006/790]

Horn of Africa Special Humanitarian Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Horn of Africa Kjell Magne Bondevik
(Norway)
  3 February 2006
Liberia Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Liberia Ellen Margrethe Løj
(Denmark)
United Nations Mission in Liberia
(UNMIL)

19 October 2007
[S/2007/623]
[S/2007/622]
Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Operations and Rule of Law

Henrietta Joy Abena Nyarko Mensa-Bonsu
(Ghana)

United Nations Mission in Liberia
(UNMIL)

22 August 2007
Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Recovery and Good Governance for Liberia
Jordan Ryan
(United States)
United Nations Mission in Liberia
(UNMIL)


1 January 2006
Sierra Leone Executive Representative for the United Nations Integrated Office in Sierra Leone Victor da Silva Angelo
(Portugal)
United Nations Integrated Office in Sierra Leone (UNIOSIL)
Effective
1 January 2006
Somalia Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia and Head of UNPOS Ahmedou Ould Abdallah (Mauritania) United Nations Political Office for Somalia
(UNPOS)
12 September 2007
[S/2007/523]
[S/2007/522]
Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia Per Lindgarde
(Sweden)
United Nations Political Office for Somalia
(UNPOS)
3 August 2006
Sudan Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the Sudan Ashraf Jehangir Qazi
(Pakistan)
United Nations Mission in the Sudan
(UNMIS)
11 September 2007
[S/2007/532] [S/2007/531]
Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General Vacant United Nations Mission in the Sudan
(UNMIS)
 
Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General and the UN Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan Ameerah Haq
(Bangladesh)
United Nations Mission in the Sudan
(UNMIS)
5 September 2007
Sudan/Darfur Joint AU-UN Special Representative for Darfur and Head of the Joint AU-UN peacekeeping mission in Darfur Rodolphe Adada
(Republic of Congo)
Joint AU-UN peacekeeping mission in Darfur 8 May 2007
[S/2007/264]
[S/2007/263]
Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Darfur Jan Eliasson
(Sweden)
  19 December 2006
[S/2008/130]
Uganda (northern), DRC and southern Sudan Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Lord's Resistance Army-affected areas Joaquim Chissano
(Mozambique)
 

1 December 2006
[S/2007/720]
[S/2007/719] [S/2006/930]

West Africa Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for West Africa Said Djinnit
(Algeria)
United Nations Office for West Africa
(UNOWA)
28 February 2008
[S/2008/128]
[S/2008/127]
Western Sahara Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Western Sahara Julian Harston (United Kingdom) United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara
(MINURSO)
5 February 2007
[S/2007/56] [S2007/55]
Personal Envoy of the Secretary-General for Western Sahara

Peter van Walsum
(Netherlands)

  26 July 2005
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