Special and Personal Representatives and
Envoys of the Secretary-General
Africa
| Country/Region | Title | Name (Country) | UN Mission | Date of Appointment |
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| Africa | Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Africa | Maged Abdelaziz (Egypt) |
UN Office of the Special Adviser on Africa (OSAA) | 8 March 2012 |
| 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) |
UN Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and the Small Island Developing States (UN-OHRLLS) | 22 January 2008 | |
| African Union | Special Representative of the Secretary-General to the African Union | Zachary Muburi-Muita (Kenya) |
United Nations Office to the African Union (UNOAU) | 18 August 2010 |
| Burundi | Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Office in Burundi | Parfait Onanga-Anyanga |
United Nations Office in Burundi (BNUB) | 7 June 2012 |
| Deputy Special Representative and UN Resident Coordinator, Resident Representative and Humanitarian Coordinator for Burundi | Rosine Sori-Coulibaly (Burkina Faso) |
United Nations Office in Burundi (BNUB) | 5 May 2011 | |
| Central Africa | Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa | Abou Moussa (Chad) |
United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA) |
14 March 2011 [S/2011/131] [S/2011/130] |
| Central African Republic | Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in the Central African Republic | Margaret Vogt (Nigeria) | United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in the Central African Republic (BINUCA ) |
19 May 2011 [S/2011/292] [S/2011/291] |
| Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General in the Central African Republic and UN Resident Coordinator, Humanitarian Coordinator and Resident Representative | Bo Schack (Denmark) | United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in the Central African Republic (BINUCA) |
5 January 2010 | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Côte d'Ivoire | Albert Gerard Koenders (Netherlands) |
United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI) | 1 September 2011 [S/2011/469] [S/2011/468] |
| Deputy
Special Representative of the Secretary-General |
Arnauld Antoine Akodjènou (Benin) |
United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI) | 10 June 2011 | |
| Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General, UN Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator | Ndolamb Ngokwey (Democratic Republic of the Congo) |
United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI) | 9 July 2010 | |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the Democratic Republic of the Congo | Roger Meece (United States) |
United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) |
1 July 2010 [S/2010/304] [S/2010/303] |
| Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the Democratic Republic of the Congo | Fidele Sarassoro (Côte d'Ivoire) | United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) |
1 July 2010 | |
| Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the Democratic Republic of the Congo | Leila Zerrougui (Algeria) |
United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) |
1 July 2010 | |
| 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 | Special Representative
of the Secretary-General and Head of UNIOGBIS |
Joseph Mutaboba (Rwanda) |
United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Guinea-Bissau (UNIOGBIS) |
3 February 2009 [S/2009/56] [S/2009/55] |
| Liberia | Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Liberia | Karin Landgren (Sweden) |
United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) |
27 April 2012 [S/2012/267] [S/2012/266] |
| Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Operations and Rule of Law | Louis M. Aucoin (United States) |
United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) |
5 December 2011 |
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| 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 | |
| Libya | Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) | Ian Martin (United Kingdom) |
United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) | 19 September 2011 [S/2011/588] [S/2011/587] |
| Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General, Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator | Georg Charpentier (Finland) |
United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) | 19 September 2011 [S/2011/588] [S/2011/587] |
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| Sierra Leone | Executive Representative of the Secretary-General for the UN Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Sierra Leone | Jens Anders Toyberg-Frandzen (Denmark) |
United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Sierra Leone (UNIPSIL) |
4 May 2012 [S/2012/292] [S/2012/291] |
| Somalia | Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia and Head of UNPOS | Augustine Mahiga (Tanzania) |
United
Nations Political Office for Somalia (UNPOS) |
9 June 2010 [S/2010/302] [S/2010/301] |
| Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia ad interim | Peter de Clercq (Netherlands) |
United Nations Political Office for Somalia (UNPOS) |
10 February 2012 | |
| Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Legal Issues related to Piracy off the Coast of Somalia | Jack Lang (France) |
26 August 2010 | ||
| Sudan and South Sudan | Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Sudan and South Sudan | Haile Menkerios (South Africa) |
29 July 2011 [S/2011/475] [S/2011/474] |
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| South Sudan | Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan | Hilde Johnson (Norway) |
United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan (UNMISS) |
8 July 2011 [S/2011/362] [S/2011/361] |
| Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Political Affairs | Raisedon Zenenga (Zimbabwe) |
United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan (UNMISS) |
13 January 2012 | |
| Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator | Lise Grande (United States) |
United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan (UNMISS) |
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| Sudan/Abyei | Head of Mission and Force Commander of the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) | Lieutenant General Tadesse Werede Tesfay (Ethiopia) |
UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) | 27 July 2011 [S/2011/462] [S/2011/461] |
| Sudan/Darfur | Joint African Union-United Nations Chief Mediator for Darfur ad interim | Ibrahim Gambari (See also below) |
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| Joint Special Representative for the African Union and the United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur | Ibrahim Gambari (Nigeria) |
AU-UN Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) | 1 January 2010 | |
| Deputy Joint AU-UN Special Representative for Political Affairs | Aïchatou Mindaoudou Souleymane (Niger) |
AU-UN Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) | 13 May 2011 | |
| Deputy Joint AU-UN Special Representative for Operations and Management | Mohamed Yonis (Somalia) |
AU-UN Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) | 4 September 2009 |
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| Deputy Joint AU-UN Special Representative | Vacant | AU-UN Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) | ||
| 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 | Wolfgang Weisbrod-Weber (Germany) |
United
Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) |
15 June 2012 [S/2012/442] [S/2012/441] |
| Personal Envoy of the Secretary-General for Western Sahara | Christopher Ross (United States) |
6 January 2009 [S/2009/19] [S/2009/20] |