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Special Envoy of the Secretary-General

Official of the United Nations

Official of the United Nations

Note

Special Envoy of the Secretary-General (SESG) is a title used by certain United Nations officials who are appointed by the Secretary-General of the United Nations to deal with specific issues.

Examples include the SESGs on HIV/AIDS in Africa, on LRA-affected areas, on indigenous people, to a specific country, et cetera. George H. W. Bush, the 41st president of the United States, was chosen by the UN to serve as the Special Envoy for South Asia in December 2005. Others include Bill Clinton (a former president of the United States), who was named the Special Envoy for Haiti in 2009, and Gordon Brown (a former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom), who was named the Special Envoy for Global Education in July 2012. For much of 2012, Kofi Annan, the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations, was Joint Special Envoy of the United Nations and the Arab League for Syria. There are many other people of different backgrounds who serve the Secretary-General.

Current Special Envoys

Special Envoys of the Secretary-General (SESGs) active include:

  • Miguel Ángel Moratinos Cayaubé (ESP), Special Envoy of the Secretary-General to combat Islamophobia, appointed 7 May 2025.
  • Julie Bishop (AUS), Special Envoy of the Secretary-General on Myanmar, appointed 6 April 2024.
  • Retno Marsudi (INA), Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Water, appointed 13 September 2024.
  • Hanna Tetteh (GHA), Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Horn of Africa, appointed 22 February 2022.
  • Amandeep Singh Gill (IND), Acting Special Envoy of the Secretary-General on Technology, appointed March 10 June 2022.
  • Hans Grundberg (SWE), Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen, appointed 6 August 2021.
  • Xia Huang (CHN), Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Great Lakes Region of Africa, appointed April 2019.
  • Geir Otto Pedersen (NOR), Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria, appointed 31 October 2018.
  • Gordon Brown (GBR), Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Global Education, appointed 13 July 2012.
  • Jayathma Wickramanayake (LKA), Envoy of the Secretary-General on Youth.

Personal Envoys

Personal Envoys of the Secretary-General active include:

  • María Angela Holguín Cuéllar (COL), Personal Envoy of the Secretary-General on Cyprus, appointed 2 March 2025.
  • Staffan de Mistura (ITA), Personal Envoy of the Secretary-General for Western Sahara, appointed 6 October 2021.
  • (CHE), Personal Envoy of the Secretary-General for Mozambique, appointed 8 July 2019.

Former Special Envoys

Main article: Special Envoys of the Secretary-General of the United Nations

The UN has appointed a number of Special Envoys, including:

Name(Former) TitleDate of Appointment
Mark CarneyUnited Nations special envoy for climate action and financeMarch 2020
Mahmoud MohieldinSpecial Envoy on Financing the 2030 Agenda4 February 2020
Maria-Francesca SpatolisanoActing Special Envoy of the Secretary-General on TechnologyMarch 2019
Christine Schraner BurgenerSpecial Envoy of the Secretary-General on Myanmar28 April 2018
Michael BloombergSpecial Envoy for Climate Action, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Cities and Climate Change5 March 2018, 31 January 2014
Martin GriffithsSpecial Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen16 February 2018
Maria Soledad Cisternas ReyesSpecial Envoy on Disability and Accessibility20 June 2017
Macharia Kamau and Mary RobinsonSpecial Envoys of the Secretary-General for El Niño and Climate20 May 2016
Ismail Ould Cheikh AhmedSpecial Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yementitle=Middle Eastern Special and Personal Representatives, Envoys and Advisers of the Secretary-Generalurl=https://www.un.org/sg/srsg/middleeast.shtmlaccessdate=18 January 2016website=United Nationslanguage=EN}}
Said DjinnitSpecial Envoy of the Secretary-General to the Great Lakes Regiontitle=African Special and Personal Representatives, Envoys and Advisers of the Secretary-Generalurl=https://www.un.org/sg/srsg/africa.shtmlaccessdate=18 January 2016website=United Nationslanguage=EN}}
Staffan de MisturaSpecial Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria10 July 2014.
Hiroute Guebre SellassieSpecial Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Sahel30 April 2014
Han Seung-sooSpecial Envoy of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction and Water19 December 2013
Kofi AnnanJoint Special Envoy for the United Nations and the Arab League for Syria23 February 2012
Haile MenkeriosSpecial Envoy of the Secretary-General for Sudan and South Sudan29 July 2011
Bill ClintonSpecial Envoy for HaitiMay 2009
George H. W. BushSpecial Envoy for South Asia30 December 2005
Terje Rød-LarsenSpecial Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 15593 January 2005
Virendra DayalSpecial Envoy of the Secretary-General for facilitating the Negotiations to end apartheid in South Africadate=2016title=Shri Virendra Dayal - IHF profileurl=http://www.indiaharmonyfoundation.com/trustees/shri-virendra-dayal/accessdate=May 21, 2016publisher=Indian Harmony Foundation}}
George C. MarshallSpecial Envoy for negotiating the Chinese Communist Party and the Nationalists (Kuomintang) into a unified government1945

References

References

  1. "The Special Envoy of the Secretary General of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti".
  2. "The Office of the UN Special Envoy for Global Education".
  3. "Mr. Miguel Ángel Moratinos Cuyaubé of Spain - United Nations Special Envoy to Combat Islamophobia {{!}} United Nations Secretary-General".
  4. "Mrs. Retno L.P. Marsudi of the Republic of Indonesia - Special Envoy on Water".
  5. "Amandeep Singh Gill".
  6. (13 July 2012). "Secretary-General Appoints Former United Kingdom Prime Minister Gordon Brown United Nations Special Envoy for Global Education". United Nations.
  7. (21 July 2013). "Gordon Brown". Office of the UN Special Envoy for Global Education.
  8. "Envoy on Youth - Office of the Secretary-General's Envoy on Youth".
  9. "Ms. María Angela Holguín Cuéllar of Colombia - Secretary-General's Personal Envoy on Cyprus {{!}} United Nations Secretary-General".
  10. "Staffan de Mistura, Personal Envoy of the Secretary-General for Western Sahara".
  11. "Mirko Manzoni, Personal Envoy of the Secretary-General for Mozambique".
  12. "Mr. Mahmoud Mohieldin of Egypt - Special Envoy on Financing the 2030 Agenda | United Nations Secretary-General".
  13. (5 March 2018). "Secretary-General Appoints Michael R. Bloomberg of United States Special Envoy for Climate Action | Meetings Coverage and Press Releases".
  14. "Ms. María Soledad Cisternas Reyes of Chile - Special Envoy on Disability and Accessibility".
  15. (20 May 2016). "Secretary-General Appoints Mary Robinson of Ireland, Macharia Kamau of Kenya Special Envoys on El Niño and Climate". United Nations.
  16. "Middle Eastern Special and Personal Representatives, Envoys and Advisers of the Secretary-General".
  17. "African Special and Personal Representatives, Envoys and Advisers of the Secretary-General".
  18. (19 December 2013). "Secretary-General Appoints Han Seung-Soo of Republic of Korea Special Envoy on Disaster Risk Reduction and Water". United Nations.
  19. "SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS GEORGE H.W. BUSH AS SPECIAL ENVOY FOR SOUTH ASIAN EARTHQUAKE".
  20. (2016). "Shri Virendra Dayal - IHF profile". Indian Harmony Foundation.
  21. "General George C. Marshall's Mission to China, 1945-1947".
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