{"id":204220,"date":"2021-10-06T18:55:54","date_gmt":"2021-10-06T16:55:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/press\/secretarygeneral-appoints-staffan-de-mistura-of-italy-as-his-personal-envoy-for-western-sahara?lang=en"},"modified":"2021-10-06T18:55:54","modified_gmt":"2021-10-06T16:55:54","slug":"secretary-general-appoints-staffan-de-mistura-of-italy-as-his-personal-envoy-for-western-sahara","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/secretary-general-appoints-staffan-de-mistura-of-italy-as-his-personal-envoy-for-western-sahara\/","title":{"rendered":"Secretary-General appoints Staffan de Mistura of Italy as his Personal Envoy for Western Sahara"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/large\/d8756ef8bed6b8e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/large\/d8756ef8bed6b8e\" alt=\"United Nations Secretary-General\" style=\"max-width:500px\" \/><\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/download\/d8756ef8bed6b8e\">Download logo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>United Nations Secretary-General Ant&oacute;nio Guterres today announced the appointment of Staffan de Mistura of Italy as his Personal Envoy for Western Sahara.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>He succeeds Horst K&ouml;hler of Germany, who completed his assignment on 22 May 2019 and to whom the Secretary-General is grateful for his steadfast and intensive efforts which laid the foundation for a new momentum in the political process on Western Sahara.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The new Personal Envoy will provide good offices on behalf of the Secretary-General.&nbsp;He will work with all relevant interlocutors, including the parties, neighbouring countries and other stakeholders, guided by Security Council resolution 2548 (2020) and other relevant resolutions. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Mr. de Mistura brings more than 40 years of experience in diplomacy and political affairs.&nbsp;During his career with the United Nations, he served as Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria, providing good offices aimed at promoting a peaceful solution to the Syrian crisis.&nbsp; Prior appointments include Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan and for Iraq, Personal Representative of the Secretary-General for Southern Lebanon, and Director of the United Nations Information Centre in Rome.&nbsp; He also served the Organization in various posts in Somalia, Sudan, Ethiopia, Vietnam and the Lao People&rsquo;s Democratic Republic, among others. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In addition to his service with the United Nations, he was appointed Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and thereafter Deputy Foreign Minister in Italy. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Mr. de Mistura speaks English, French, German, Italian, Spanish and Swedish, as well as Arabic (colloquial).<\/p>\n<p><i>Distributed by APO Group on behalf of United Nations Secretary-General.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/\">Source: Africa Newsroom &#8211; APO<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Download logo United Nations Secretary-General Ant&oacute;nio Guterres today announced the appointment of Staffan de Mistura of Italy as his Personal Envoy for Western Sahara. 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