KABUL (Pajhwok): Bruno Georges Lemarquis of France has been appointed as UNAMA’s new deputy representative and resident and humanitarian coordinator in Afghanistan.
In a statement, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said that Lemarquis will succeed Indrika Ratwatte of Sri Lanka.
Guterres expressed gratitude to Ratwatte for his dedicated service during his mission.
Lemarquis, who has served since 2022 as Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General in the United Nations Organisation Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) and as Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, brings extensive managerial and leadership experience in complex multidimensional settings, including development, recovery, humanitarian affairs and peacebuilding.
Previously, he served as Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General in the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH) and as Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Haiti (2020–2021).
The appointment comes at a time when the United Nations has not yet named a new head of UNAMA for around seven months following the departure of Roza Otunbayeva.
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