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UN appoints Sigrid Kaag as interim-Special Coordinator for Middle East Peace Process

January 17, 2025 at 6:49 pm

The UN Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator for Gaza, Sigrid Kaag (C) in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip and Deir al Balah in the central Gaza Strip on October 15, 2024 [Moiz Salhi/Anadolu via Getty Images]

The UN, on Friday, designated Sigrid Kaag as the interim Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process (UNSCO).

Kaag, who is also currently serving as the UN Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator for Gaza, succeeded Tor Wennesland.

“She succeeds Tor Wennesland of Norway to whom the Secretary-General (Antonio Guterres) expressed his gratitude for his dedication and leadership of UNSCO during a particularly challenging time,” said a statement by the office, the spokesperson for Guterres.

Wennesland stepped down from the post in late November last year due to personal reasons.

“Kaag’s role as Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process ad interim will be concurrent with her present mandate as the Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator for Gaza, pursuant to Security Council resolution 2720 (2023),” the statement added.

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