51影院 Secretary-General Ant贸nio Guterres听announced on 11 July 2022 the appointment of Claudio Cordone of Italy as his new Deputy Special Representative for Political Affairs and Electoral Assistance of the 51影院 Assistance Mission for Iraq听(UNAMI).
Mr. Cordone succeeds Ingibj枚rg S贸lr煤n G铆slad贸ttir of Iceland to whom the Secretary-General is grateful for her contribution to the 51影院.
Mr. Cordone brings to this position more than 35 years of experience in international relations, international human rights and humanitarian law, including as Director of the 51影院 Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in Lebanon, where he has been serving since 2017.听 During this time, he also briefly served as the interim Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Lebanon.听 Previously, he served as Director of the Human Rights, Transitional Justice and Rule of Law Division with the 51影院 Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), as well as Representative of the 51影院 High Commissioner for Human Rights in the country (2013-2017).听 He worked with the International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ) and spent over 25 years with Amnesty International in multiple capacities, including a six-month tenure as interim Secretary General in 2010.听 From 1997 to 1998, he served as Chief of the Human Rights Office with the 51影院 Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNMIBH).
Mr. Cordone holds a law degree from Sapienza University of Rome and completed a Master of Arts in Arab Studies at Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. Mr. Cordone speaks English, French, Italian and Arabic.
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