US EditionSudan: Former Finnish Foreign Minister Named UN S-G's Personal Envoy to Sudan
Pekka Haavisto brings over 40 years of experience and prior Sudan mediation roles to the UN envoy post, succeeding Ramtane Lamamra appointed in November 2023.
- On Tuesday, UN Secretary‑General António Guterres appointed Pekka Haavisto as his Personal Envoy for Sudan, the Office of the Secretary‑General announced in New York.
- Guterres cited Haavisto's lengthy mediation record and international experience, noting he has over 40 years in politics and international affairs, including Sudan-related posts since the early 2000s.
- His work for UNEP, the EU, and UN in conflict zones underpins his regional familiarity, including service as UN Senior Advisor to the Darfur peace process and EU Special Representative for Sudan.
- The veteran MP will relinquish his parliamentary seat in the coming weeks ahead of the UN posting, with Mari Holopainen, former Green MP, set to take the seat as Pekka Haavisto said he is ready to begin 'as soon as the United Nations is.'
- He succeeds Ramtane Lamamra, who was appointed in November 2023, as UN special envoys are appointed directly by the UN for typically one-year terms.
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Former MP Mari Holopainen from Helsinki is standing in Parliament to replace the Greens' Pekka Haavisto.
Pekka Haavisto plans to step down from his parliamentary duties due to his UN assignment. The former Foreign Minister will also skip the 2027 parliamentary elections.
Sudan: Former Finnish Foreign Minister Named UN S-G's Personal Envoy to Sudan
New York -- UN Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed for Finnish Foreign Minister MP and veteran negotiator Pekka Haavisto of Finland as his new Personal Envoy for Sudan. Haavisto succeeds Ramtane Lamamra, former Algerian Minister of Foreign Affairs, who was appointed to the post in November 2023.
A new personal special envoy of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, is appointed to Sudan. The announcement was made this Wednesday. It is the Finnish Pekka Haavisto who succeeds the Algerian Ramtane Lamamra who had been appointed in November 2023.
Haavisto to quit Parliament to join UN job in Sudan
Veteran lawmaker of Vihreä liitto (Finnish Green League) Pekka Haavisto on Friday announced that he would submit his resignation soon to join a job of United Nations in Sudan, local media reported. He took the decision following his appointment as the UN secretary-general's personal envoy for Sudan. Haavisto said that he will join the new role leaving the local politics soon and it will happen within few weeks. His party college and former lawma…
An exact start date for Haavisto's new position has not yet been decided, but it is a matter of weeks, not months.
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