INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed Georgette Gagnon of Canada as his new Deputy Special Representative (Political) for
Afghanistan in the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA).Gagnon succeeds Markus Potzel of Germany.Gagnon brings to the
position more than 28 years of experience in supporting peacebuilding processes and leading strategic initiatives on human rights,
humanitarian action and development in conflict and post-conflict settings, the UN said Wednesday in a statement. Since 2021, Gagnon has
served as Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya in the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) and
Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Libya.Prior to her service in UNSMIL, she worked as Director of Field Operations and Technical
Cooperation in the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), where she led the work of the Office&s field
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