(@ChaudhryMAli88)UNITED NATIONS (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 22nd December, 2020) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appointed Canadian diplomat Georgette Gagnon for the position of Assistant Secretary-General, Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Libya, United Nations spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said in a press briefing on Monday. "UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced today the appointment of Georgette Gagnon of Canada as his new Assistant Secretary-General, Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator for Libya," Dujarric said. Gagnon has over 25 years of professional experience in human rights, humanitarian action and coordinating teams in conflict and post-conflict settings. In 2010-2015, Gagnon was the Director of Human Rights for the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan in Kabul. Gagnon will succeed Yacoub El Hillo of Sudan, whose term will be completed on January 5, 2021.

Source: Libya Today December 21, 2020 19:18 UTC