New York, June 16, 2012 (SPS) - The Secretary General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon, appointed Friday Mr. Wolfgang Weisbrod-Weber of Germany as his new Special Representative and Head of the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (known as MINURSO), successor to the late Hany Abdel-Aziz of Egypt.
The new Representative has 28 years of experience with the United Nations and a strong background in peacekeeping direction and management, both in headquarters and in field operations.
He served as the Director of the Divisions of Asia and Middle East as well as Europe and Larin America in Peacekeeping Department Operations. In addition, he served between the years 2009 and 2010 as the Interim Deputy Special Representative of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA).
Mr. Weber served in the period 2006-2008 as head of the staff of the United Nations Mission in East Timor. He held various positions in the General Secretariat of the United Nations and Field Operating Organization. (SPS)
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