Media statement from the Office of the Special Envoy for Syria on the appointment of Yacoub El Hillo
Press Release
Since August 2013, Yacoub El Hillo of Sudan has served as the United Nations Resident Coordinator, Humanitarian Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative in the Syrian Arab Republic, based in Damascus.
On 27 June 2016, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced the appointment of Mr. El Hillo as his Deputy Special Representative in the United Nations Mission in Liberia where he will also serve as the UN Resident Coordinator and Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme.
After such commitment to the Syrian people in such a highly pressurized role, this move is at the appropriate time for rotation.
Yacoub El Hillo's years of tireless work in support of all Syrians in need, often undertaken under high pressure and at great risk, have saved countless lives. I thank him unreservedly for his outstanding accomplishments and courage.
Stephen O'Brien
Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs
and Emergency Relief Coordinator
United Nations
New York
Tel: 1 212 963 2738
email: obriens@un.org
GENEVA (01 July 2016) - The United Nations Special Envoy for Syria, Mr. Staffan de Mistura, fully endorses the statement (here below) of the UN Under- Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mr. Stephen O’Brien.
Mr. de Mistura is grateful to Mr. Yacoub El Hillo’s for his outstanding services during his tenure as the UN Humanitarian Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative for the Syrian Arab Republic.
United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Stephen O’Brien
Statement on the appointment of Yacoub El Hillo
Statement on the appointment of Yacoub El Hillo
New York, 30 June 2016
Since August 2013, Yacoub El Hillo of Sudan has served as the United Nations Resident Coordinator, Humanitarian Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative in the Syrian Arab Republic, based in Damascus.
On 27 June 2016, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced the appointment of Mr. El Hillo as his Deputy Special Representative in the United Nations Mission in Liberia where he will also serve as the UN Resident Coordinator and Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme.
After such commitment to the Syrian people in such a highly pressurized role, this move is at the appropriate time for rotation.
Yacoub El Hillo's years of tireless work in support of all Syrians in need, often undertaken under high pressure and at great risk, have saved countless lives. I thank him unreservedly for his outstanding accomplishments and courage.
Stephen O'Brien
Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs
and Emergency Relief Coordinator
United Nations
New York
Tel: 1 212 963 2738
email: obriens@un.org