Special and Personal Representatives and
Envoys of the Secretary-General
Other High Level Appointments
| Country/Region | Title | Name (Country) | UN Mission | Date of Appointment |
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| Special Adviser to the Secretary-General | Joseph V. Reed (United States) |
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| Special Adviser to the Secretary-General | Iqbal Riza (Pakistan) |
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| Special Adviser to the Secretary-General | Edward Luck (United States) |
Office of the Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide | 21 February 2008 | |
| Alliance of Civilizations | High Representative of the Secretary-General for the Alliance of Civilizations | Jorge Sampaio (Portugal) |
United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) | 26 April 2006 |
| Avian and Human Influenza (Bird flu) | Senior United Nations System Coordinator for Avian and Human Influenza | David Nabarro (United Kingdom) |
29 September 2005 | |
| Children and Armed Conflict | Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict | Radhika Coomaraswamy
(Sri Lanka) |
7 February 2006 | |
| Climate Change | Special Envoys of the Secretary-General on Climate Change | Gro Harlem Brundtland (Norway) Ricardo Lagos Escobar (Chile) Festus Mogae (Botswana) Srgjan Kerim (former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia) |
1 May 2007 18 September 2008 18 September 2008 |
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| Disaster Reduction | Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the implementation of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction | Vacant | ||
| Financing for Development | Special Adviser on Innovative Financing for Development | Philippe Douste-Blazy (France) |
February 2008 | |
| Food Security and Nutrition | Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Food Security and Nutrition | David Nabarro (United Kingdom) |
29 October 2009 | |
| HIV/AIDS in Africa | Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for HIV/AIDS in Africa | Elizabeth Mataka (Botswana) |
21 May 2007 | |
| HIV/AIDS in Asia and in the Pacific | Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for HIV/AIDS in Asia and in the Pacific | Nafis
Sadik (Pakistan) |
24 May 2002 | |
| HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean Region | Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean Region | Edward Greene (Gyana) |
November 2011 | |
| HIV/AIDS in Eastern Europe | Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for HIV/AIDS in Eastern Europe | Vacant | ||
| Human Rights and the Business Community | Special Representative of the Secretary-General on the Issue of Human Rights and Transnational Corporations and other Business Enterprises | John Ruggie (United States) |
Human Rights Council | 28 July 2005 |
| Human Rights for Internally Displaced Persons | Representative of the Secretary-General on the Human Rights for Internally Displaced Persons | Walter Kälin (Switzerland) |
Human Rights Council | 21 September 2004 |
| Human Security | Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Human Security | Yukio Takasu (Japan) |
10 December 2010 | |
| Malaria | Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Malaria | Ray Chambers (United States) |
14 February 2008 | |
| Migration | Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Migration | Peter Sutherland (Ireland) |
23 January 2006 | |
| Millennium Development Goals | Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on the Millennium Development Goals | Jeffrey
D. Sachs (United States) |
4 February 2002 | |
| Prevention of Genocide | Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide | Francis Deng (Sudan) |
Office of the Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide | 29 May 2007 |
| Sexual Violence in Conflict | Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict | Margot Wallström (Sweden) |
2 February 2010 [S/2010/63] [S/2010/62] |
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| Sport for Development and Peace | Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Sport for Development and Peace | Wilfried Lemke (Germany) |
UN Office on Sport for Development and Peace (UNOSDP) | 18 March 2008 |
| Tuberculosis | Special Envoy of the Secretary-General to Stop Tuberculosis | Jorge Sampaio (Portugal) |
12 May 2006 | |
| United Nations International School | Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the United Nations International School (UNIS) | Michael Adlerstein (United States) |
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| Violence Against Children | Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence Against Children | Marta Santos Pais (Portugal) |
1 May 2009 | |
| World Summit on Information Society | Special Adviser of the Secretary-General for Internet Governance | Nitin
Desai (India) |
21 July 2003 |