Kofi Atta Annan was a Ghanaian diplomat who served as the seventh secretary-general of the United Nations from 1997 to 2006. Annan and the UN were the co-recipients of the 2001 Nobel Peace Prize. He was the founder and chairman of the Kofi Annan Foundation,as well as chairman of The Elders,an international organisation founded by Nelson Mandela.
Sir Jeremy Quentin Greenstock is a British retired diplomat,active from 1969 to 2004.
The United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) was established by the United Nations Security Council in July 2000 to monitor a ceasefire in the border war that began in 1998 between Ethiopia and Eritrea. First military troops Netherlands - Canadian battalion 'NECBAT' arrived and established bases in the region in December 2000.
Sharif Sheikh Ahmed is a Somali politician who served as President of Somalia from 2009 to 2012. He is the founder and leader of Himilo Qaran political party and also the founder and head of the Forum for National Parties of Somalia. He is the chairperson of the Council of Presidential Candidates of Somalia.
Terrorism in South Africa has not been seen as a significant threat to the security of the state since the end of apartheid.
Karim Asad Ahmad Khan is a British lawyer specialising in international criminal law and international human rights law,who has served as Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court since 2021.
A Special Envoy of the Secretary-General (SESG) is a senior United Nations official appointed by the United Nations Secretary-General to deal with a set of specific issues.
Reactions to the September 11 attacks included condemnation from world leaders,other political and religious representatives and the international media,as well as numerous memorials and services all over the world. The attacks were widely condemned by the governments of the world,including those traditionally considered hostile to the United States,such as Cuba,Iran,Libya,and North Korea. However,in a few cases celebrations of the attacks were also reported,and some groups and individuals accused the United States in effect of bringing the attacks on itself. These reports have largely been uncorroborated and many have been linked to unsubstantiated conspiracy theories.
Hardeep Singh Puri is an Indian politician and former Indian diplomat who is currently serving as the Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs in the Government of India. He presently also holds the record as the longest serving Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs in history.
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) is a United Nations peacekeeping mission for South Sudan,which became independent on 9 July 2011. UNMISS was established on 8 July 2011 by United Nations Security Council Resolution 1996 (2011).
Bilateral relations exist between Australia and Kenya. Both Australia and Kenya were formerly part of the British Empire,although not simultaneously,and are current member states of the Commonwealth of Nations. As of 2020,both Commonwealth nations have maintained bilateral relations for 55 years.
Michael Benedict Emmerson CBE KC is a British barrister,specialising in public international law,human rights and humanitarian law,and international criminal law. From 2011 to 2017,he was the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Counter-Terrorism. Emmerson is currently an Appeals Chamber Judge of the UN Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals sitting on the Criminal Tribunals for the Former Yugoslavia and Rwanda. He has previously served as Special Adviser to the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court,and Special Adviser to the Appeals Chamber of the ECCC.
Linda Thomas-Greenfield is an American diplomat who is the United States ambassador to the United Nations under President Joe Biden. She served as the U.S. assistant secretary of state for African affairs from 2013 to 2017. Thomas-Greenfield then worked in the private sector as a senior vice president at Albright Stonebridge Group in Washington,D.C.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231 was a 20 July 2015 resolution endorsing the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action on the nuclear program of Iran. It sets out an inspection process and schedule while also preparing for the removal of United Nations sanctions against Iran. The 15 nations on the Security Council unanimously endorsed the resolution,which had been negotiated by the permanent members of the United Nations Security Council—China,France,Russia,the United Kingdom,and the United States—plus Germany,the European Union,and Iran.
Kelly Dawn Craft is an American businesswoman,political donor,politician,and former diplomat who served as the United States ambassador to the United Nations from 2019 to 2021. Craft previously served as the United States ambassador to Canada from 2017 to 2019,the first woman to hold the office. She earlier was appointed by President George W. Bush as a US alternate delegate to the United Nations in 2007,where her focus included US engagement in Africa.
T. S. Tirumurti is a retired Indian civil servant (Ambassador) of the Indian Foreign Service cadre. He served as the Secretary to Government of India and later as Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations in New York when India became a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council for the 8th time.
Sergiy Olehovych Kyslytsya is a Ukrainian career diplomat,who serves as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine and Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations. He had previously served as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine (2014–2019).
The Tigrayan peace process encompasses the series of proposals,meetings,agreements and actions that aim to resolve the Tigray War.
Many states,international organizations,and civil society actors worldwide had expressed their reactions to the then-escalating crisis between Russia and Ukraine that started in March 2021. The crisis eventually culminated in a Russian invasion of Ukraine,beginning on 24 February 2022.
The eleventh emergency special session of the United Nations General Assembly opened on 28 February 2022 at the United Nations headquarters. It addresses the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Maldivian politician Abdulla Shahid served as President of the body during this time.
