SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS RONALD BETTAUER OF UNITED STATES TO BOARD OF UN REgISTER

OF DAMAGE CAUSED BY CONSTRUCTION OF WALL IN OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORY

 

In compliance with the provisions of General Assembly resolution A/RES/ES‑10/17 (2007), Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has decided to appoint, in his personal capacity, Ronald J. Bettauer ( United States) as one of the three members of the Board of the United Nations Register of Damage Caused by the Construction of the Wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.  Mr. Bettauer, a prominent international expert in all aspects of damage claims processing and registration, will replace Michael Raboin, who died tragically in April.  The Board is expected to pursue its mandated work next month in a meeting at the Register of Damage’s Headquarters in Vienna.

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