UN SECRETARIAT COORDINATOR FOR MULTILINGUALISM Last update: 7-May-21
UN Secretariat Network of Multilingualism Focal Points
Coordination of Multilingualism
Department Contact person Position
UN Coordinator for Multilingualism Mr. Movses Abelian Under-Secretary-General for General Assembly and Conference Management
DGACM / OUSG Chief of the Office of the Under-Secretary-General for General Assembly and Conference Mr. Igor Shpiniov Management
Ms. Carole Maisonneuve Public Information and Multilingualism Officer
Designated Secretariat Focal Points
Head of Department, Department, Office or Mission Focal Point Position Office or Mission Ms. Helen Meagher La Lime, Special BINUH Mr. Omar Dia Special Assistant Representative of the Secretary-General Director, Administration and Public Information Mr. Andrey Kovalenko Office CTED Ms. Michèle Coninsx, Executive Director Ms. Vijai Singh (alt.) Public Information Officer
Mr. Liu Zhenmin, Under-Secretary- DESA Mr. Guenther Gross Senior Programme Management Officer General Senior Reviser, Documentation Division, English Ms. Anne Lafeber Translation Service Mr. Movses Abelian, Under-Secretary- DGACM General Interpreter, Arabic Interpretation Section, Ms. Line Zahreddine Interpretation Service, Meetings and Publishing Division Hua Jiang (main) Director, News and Media Division Ms. Melissa Fleming, Under-Secretary- DGC General Mita Hosali (alt.) Deputy Director, News and Content
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Head of Department, Department, Office or Mission Focal Point Position Office or Mission
Ms. Viktorija Kocman Senior Coordination Officer Ms. Catherine Pollard, Under-Secretary- DMSPC General Mr. Michael Waser (alt.) Associate Expert
Ms. Marta-Helena Lopez, Assistant DMSPC/ OHR Ms. Sihem Kefi Human Resources Officer Secretary-General
Mr. Atul Khare, Under-Secretary- Ms. Ana Sanvisens Farras Staff Development Officer DOS General Ms. Tanaz Khambatta (alt.) Programme Management Officer Mr. Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under- Mr. Shezaad Dastoor (main) Special Assistant Secretary-General DPO-DPPA Ms. Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretary- Ms. Rebecca Page Senior Programme Management Officer General Mr. Gilles Michaud, Under-Secretary- DSS Mr. Enrique Oribe Chief, TDS/UNDSS General Chief, Publications and Conference Management Mr. Ali Todaro Section
ECA Ms. Vera Songwe, Executive Secretary Mr. Ibrahim Abdi Djama (alt.) Programme Management Officer
Mr. Marcellin Zounmenou (alt.) Editor, French
Ms. Olga Algayerova, Executive ECE Ms. Nikola Koch Chief of Staff Secretary Chief, English Unit, Publications and Web ECLAC Ms. Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary Ms. Sally Shaw Services Division
Mr. Taulant Zeqiri Speechwriter Ms. Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti, Chef de EOSG cabinet Ms. Ann de la Roche Chief of Management and Administration
Chief, Conference and Documentation Services Mr. Edmond Oganian Ms. Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, Section ESCAP Executive Secretary Ms. Carole Gainet (alt.) Translator, French Translation Unit
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Head of Department, Department, Office or Mission Focal Point Position Office or Mission
Ms. Nidale Noun Chief, Conference Services Section ESCWA Ms. Rola Dashti, Executive Secretary Ms. Rima Matni (alt.) Translator, Arabic
Ethics office Ms. Elia Armstrong, Director Ms. Chadia Afkir Associate Ethics Officer
Mr. Ismaila Pedro Faye Acting Head, Conference and Translation Unit
Mr. Mankeur Ndiaye, Special MINUSCA Mr. Pavlo Zubarev (alt.) Board of Inquiry Assistant Representative of the Secretary-General
Ms. Susanna Avidzba (alt.) Telecommunications Assistant
Ms. Freida M’Cormack Policy and Best Practice Officer Mr. El-Ghassim Wane, Special MINUSMA Representative of the Secretary-General Ms. Arabella Olomide Coordination and Reporting Officer
Mr. Colin Stewart, Special MINURSO Ms. Sarah Abebe (alt.) Administrative Assistant Representative of the Secretary-General
Mr. Mathias Gillmann Interim Spokesperson Ms. Bintou Keita, Special Representative MONUSCO of the Secretary-General Mr. Théophane Kinda (alt.) Public Information Officer
Ms. Alayne Frankson-Wallace, Executive OAJ Ms. Jelena Gudurić Special Assistant to the Executive Director of OAJ Director Mr. Mark Lowcock, Under-Secretary- OCHA Ms. Janette Moritz Head, Staff Development and Learning General Mr. Vladimir Voronkov, Under- Chief of Strategic Planning and Programme OCT Mr. Peter Smith Secretary-General Support Section Ms. Izumi Nakamitsu, High ODA Ms. Cecile Salcedo Editorial Assistant Representative Office of the Ombudsman and Ms. Shireen Dodson, Assistant Ms. Lara Khalife-Dagher New York Regional Ombudsman Mediation Services Secretary-General Ms. Michelle Bachelet, High OHCHR Mr. Laurent Sauveur Chief of external outreach Commissioner for Human Rights
Mr. Americo Zampetti Senior Programme Officer, LDCs Unit Ms. Fekitamoeloa Katoa ‘Utoikamanu, OHRLLS High Representative Ms. Yuxin Ai Senior Programme Management Officer
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Head of Department, Department, Office or Mission Focal Point Position Office or Mission
Ms. Eunice Achenda Peter Auditor Ms. Fatoumata Ndiaye, Under- OIOS Secretary-General Ms. Maria E. Munoz Programme Officer
Mr. Markus Pallek Special Assistant to the USG/OLA Mr. Miguel de Serpa Soares, Under- OLA Secretary-General Mr. Alejandro Sousa (alt.) Legal Officer
Ms. Cristina Duarte, Special Adviser on Chief of the Coordination, Advocacy and OSAA Mr. Raul de Melo Cabral Africa Programme Development Branch
OSESG-Burundi Mr. Michel Kafando Ms. Maria Rocheteau Rule of Law Officer
Mr. Huang Xia, Special Envoy of the OSESG-Great Lakes Mr. Gerald Nanga Political Affairs Officer Secretary-General
OSESG-Horn of Africa Mr. Parfait Onanga-Anyanga Ms. Jagoda Julia Sekular Special Assistant
OSESG-Myanmar Ms. Christine Schraner-Burgener Ms. Mila Jamila Seftaoui Head of Office, Political Affairs
Ms. Ismini Palla Chief of Public Information Mr. Martin Griffiths, Special Envoy of OSESG-Yemen the Secretary-General for Yemen Ms. Kate Brandli Coordination Officer
Ms. Fabienne Vinet Communications Officer OSRSG / Children and Armed Ms. Virginia Gamba, Special Conflicts Representative of the Secretary-General Mr. Romain Consiglio Associate Expert
OSRSG / Sexual Violence in Ms. Pramila Patten, Special Ms. Géraldine Boezio Public Information Officer Conflict Representative of the Secretary-General OSRSG / Violence against Ms. Najat Maalla M’jid, Special Mr. Miguel Caldeira Communications Officer Children Representative of the Secretary-General Ms. Jane Connors, Victims’ Rights OVRA Ms. Leen Badeeb Associate Expert Advocate
SCIUNRSEA Ms. Jane Holl Lute, Special Coordinator Mr. Sofian Mossallam Special Assistant
Ms. Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, Special UNAMI Mr. Rachid Jaafar Chief, Translation and Interpretation Unit Representative of the Secretary-General
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Head of Department, Department, Office or Mission Focal Point Position Office or Mission Mr. Jeremiah Mamabolo, Joint Special Representative for Darfur and Head of UNAMID Ms. Florence Ndungu Senior Administrative Officer the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur. ASG Isabelle Durant Deputy Secretary-General UNCTAD Mr. Mukhisa Kituyi, Secretary-General Mr. Pavel Skomorokhin (alt.) Chief Documents Management Section Mr. Robert Piper, Assistant-Secretary- UN Development Coordination General, Head of the UN Development Mr. Kushal Ramyad Human Resources Section Chief Office Coordination Office Major General Ishwar Hamal, Head of UNDOF Mr. Shahid Kamal Chief Human Resources Officer Mission and Force Commander
Ms. Christine Botejue-Kyle Chief of section, Human Resources Management
Ms. Nancy Groves Chief of Section, Public Information
UNEP Ms. Inger Andersen, Executive Director Ms. Joyce Lewis Swensson Administrative Officer
Ms. Carlota Estalella Internal Communication Specialist
Ms. Soraya Soemadiredja Communication Specialist
Mr. Aderemi Adekoya Senior Adviser UNFICYP Ms. Elizabeth Spehar, Special verified in contact group Representative of the Secretary-General Ms. Lauren Mcalister Gender Affairs Officer
Ms. Clarice Akula Chief, Language Support Unit Maj. Gen. Stefano Del Col, Head of UNIFIL Mission and Force Commander Ms. Bahaa El-Hage Assistant Administrative Officer
Ms. Rosine Sori-Coulibaly, Special UNIOGBIS Mr. Richard Freeman Legal Officer Representative of the Secretary-General
Mr. Ricardo Mena Director Ms. Mami Mizutori, Special UNDRR Representative of the Secretary-General Ms. Maria Cecilia Reario Special Assistant to the Director
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Head of Department, Department, Office or Mission Focal Point Position Office or Mission Maj. Gen. Gebre Adhana Woldezgu, UNISFA Mr. Aliaksandr Kuzmin Coordination Officer Acting Head of Mission
UNITAR Mr. Nikhil Seth, Executive Director Mr. Jonas Haertle Special Assistant to UNITAR Executive Director
Lieutenant General (retired) Abhijit Ms. Pernilla Ryden Chief of Staff Guha, Head of the United Nations UNMHA Mission in support of the Hudaydah Agreement Ms. Amanda Fisher Public Information Officer Mr. Zahir Tanin, Special Representative UNMIK Ms. Fabiola de Freitas Chief of Staff of the Secretary-General Mr. Nicholas Haysom, Special UNMISS Mr. Ulrike Sabine Eckle Special Assistant to the Chief of Staff Representative of the Secretary-General Major General José Alcaín, Head of UNMOGIP Mr. Mohammad Irfan Human Resources Assistant Mission and Chief Military Observer
Mr. Kwaku Frimpong Training Officer Ms. Hanna S. Tetteh, Special UNOAU Representative of the Secretary-General Ms. Sandra Barrows Public Information Officer
Chief, Public Information and Communication Mr. Norbert Ouendji Ngatta Mr. François Louncény Fall, Special Unit UNOCA Representative of the Secretary-General Mr. Anatole Ayissi (for SG’s report only) Chief of Staff
Ms. Kira Kruglikova Director, Division of Conference Management UNOG Ms. Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General Ms. Michelle Keating Chief, Languages Service
Chief, Talent Development Unit and UNON Ms. Anouk Paauwe (main) Mq. Zainab Hawa Bangura, Director- Language Programme UNON General Mr. Hillal Meddi (alt.) Arabic Interpreter
UNOV/UNODC Ms. Ghada Fathi Waly, Director-General Mr. Terrence McElhaney Chief, English, Publishing and Library Section
Special Assistant to the Deputy Special Mr. Mahamat Saleh, Special Ms. Aissatou Jobe (main) Representative of the Secretary-General Representative UNOWAS-CNMC and Chair of the Cameroon-Nigeria Commission Ms. Angelita Mendy Diop (alt.) Public Information Officer Ms. Natalia Gherman, Special Mr. Anvar Kholbaev (for SG’s report only UNRCCA Administrative Officer Representative of the Secretary-General – TBC)
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Head of Department, Department, Office or Mission Focal Point Position Office or Mission
Ms. Ayşe Cihan Sultanoğlu, United Mr. Lewis Kanyoko Humanitarian Affairs Officer UNRGID Nations Representative to the Geneva International Discussions Ms. Irina Yegorova Political Affairs Officer
Mr. Joanna Wronecka, UN Special UNSCOL Mr. Michael Schaadt Coordination Officer Coordinator for Lebanon Mr. James Swan, Special Representative UNSOM Ms. Sally Mbilu Public Information Officer of the Secretary-General Mr Alan Doyle, Officer-in-Charge (UNTSO) UNTSO / UNSCO Nickolay Mladenov, UN Special Mr. Ilir Kërçeli Human Resources Assistant Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process (UNSCO) Mr. Carlos Ruiz Massieu, Special UNVMC Mr. Alejandro Philion Senior Liaison Officer Representative of the Secretary-General
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