New York, UN (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has announced the appointment of four new Under Secretaries-General to man some departments in the organisation.The appointment were made known Friday by Ban's Chief of Staff Vijay Nambiar at a news conference.Those appointed were Mr Sha Zukang (China) for Economic and Social Affairs, Mr Lynn Pascoe (US) for department of political affairs, Mr Kiyotaka Akasaka (Japan) for department of public information and Mr Muhammed Shaaban (Egypt) for department of General Assembly and Conference Management."Other senior appointments not announced, including those posts subject to ongoing discussion with the Member States, will be made in due course through a consultative process," Nambiar said."In making this decision, the Secretary-General has taken into account various factors, including the need to change with continuity, ongoing discussion on the restructuring plan and the need to promote mobility at all levels," Nambiar added.He also disclosed that the secretary-general has accepted the resignation of former Under Secretaries-General.Those who retired at the end of their contract were Nigeria's Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, who is the former Under Secretary-General for Political Affairs and Jose Ocampo (Economic and Social Affairs).Among those retained from the former administration of Secretary-General Kofi Annan were Under Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Jean-Marie Guehenno, Under Secretary-General for Legal Affairs Nicolas Michel, Under Secretary-General for Safety and Security David Veness and Under Secretary-General at the UN Office for Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) Inga-Britt Ahlenius.New York - 10/02/2007
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