[WSIS CS-Plenary] UN News - UNDP director is now Annan's head of staff

[Robert Guerra]

Seeing UNDP is a key UN organization - involved in the MDG's, the 
WSIS finance group, and many other things... - i thought it important 
to made sure people knew of this recent development....

regards

Robert

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3 January 2005 ­ Saying that 2005 offered the United Nations a 
critical opportunity to push through a new round of reforms, 
Secretary-General Kofi Annan announced today that he had chosen the 
UN's top development official to be his new chief of staff, who would 
play a key role in carrying out a series of measures to enhance the 
effectiveness of the world body.

http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=12955&Cr=Millennium&Cr1=goals



UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has chosen a new chief of staff to 
help reform the world body, as it deals with corruption claims and 
strained US ties.

The new chief, Mark Malloch Brown, will keep his present job as head 
of the UN Development Programme.

The 51-year-old Briton is replacing Mr Annan's long-time confidante, 
Iqbal Riza, whose resignation was announced last month amid UN staff 
unrest.

Mr Malloch Brown acknowledged the UN was facing a difficult period. ...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4144035.stm

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