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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 Cheick Sidi Diarra
(Mali)
  22 January 2008
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 Sahle-Work Zewde
(Ethiopia)
United Nations Peacebuilding Office in the Central African Republic
(BONUCA)
29 May 2009
[S/2009/280]
[S/2009/279]
Central African Republic and Chad Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad Jose 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 United Nations Mission in 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 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 for Humanitarian Coordination, Recovery and Reconstruction 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 of the Secretary-General for the Democratic Republic of the Congo Vacant United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
(MONUC)
 
Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the Democratic Republic of the Congo Leila Zerrougui
(Algeria)
United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
(MONUC)
28 August 2008
Equatorial Guinea and Gabon Special Adviser to the Secretary-General and Mediator in the border dispute between Equatorial Guinea and Gabon Nicolas Michel
(Switzerland)
  17 September 2008
Great Lakes Region Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the Great Lakes Region Olusegun Obasanjo
(Nigeria)
  9 December 2008
Guinea-Bissau Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNOGBIS
Joseph Mutaboba
(Rwanda)
United Nations Peace-building Support Office in Guinea-Bissau
(UNOGBIS)

3 February 2009
[S/2009/55]
[S/2009/56]

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
Moustapha Soumaré
(Mali)
United Nations Mission in Liberia
(UNMIL)

30 August 2009
Sierra Leone Executive Representative of the Secretary-General for the UN Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Sierra Leone Michael von der Schulenburg
(Germany)
United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Sierra Leone (UNIPSIL)
8 January 2009 [S/2009/18]
[S/2009/17]
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 Charles Petrie
(France)
United Nations Political Office for Somalia
(UNPOS)
29 October 2008
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 African Union-United Nations Chief Mediator for Darfur Djibrill Yipènè Bassolé
(Burkina Faso)
  30 June 2008
Deputy Joint AU-UN Mediator for Darfur Azouz Ennifar
(Tunisia)
  15 September 2008
Joint Special Representative for the African Union and the United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur Henry Anyidoho [Acting]
(Ghana)
AU-UN Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) September 2009
Deputy Joint AU-UN Special Representative for Operations and Management Mohamed Yonis
(Somalia)
AU-UN Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) 4 September 2009
West Africa Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the UN Office 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 and Head of MINURSO

Hany Abdel-Aziz
(Egypt)

United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara
(MINURSO)
12 October 2009
[S/2009/527]
[S/2009/526]
Personal Envoy of the Secretary-General for Western Sahara

Christopher Ross
(United States)

  6 January 2009
[S/2009/19]
[S/2009/20]
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