Dr Mohamed Ibn Chambas of Ghana has been appointed
by the United Nations (UN) and Africa Union (AU) as their Joint Special
Representative for Darfur.
As Head of the AU and United Nations Mission in
Darfur (UNAMID), his responsibilities include those of the AU-UN Joint Chief
Mediator.
A statement issued by UN Secretary-General Ban
Ki-Moon and AU Commission’s Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma said Dr Chambas
replaces Mr Ibrahim Gambari of Nigeria.
Dr Chambas brings to the position extensive
experience after a long and distinguished career in both international and
governmental levels and most recently serving as the Secretary General of the
African, Caribbean, Pacific Group of States.
Prior to this, he was the President of the Economic
Community of West African States from 2006 to 2009 and the Executive Secretary
of ECOWAS from 2002 to 2005.
Dr Chambas was a Member of Parliament and served in
1987 as Deputy Foreign Secretary of Ghana.
He has also served as the Deputy Minister of
Education in charge of Tertiary Education from 1997 to 2000.
He was involved in the peace mediation efforts in
Liberia, from 1991 to 1996.
Born in Ghana in 1950, he holds a Bachelor’s degree
in Political Science from the University of Ghana, a Masters degree and PhD
from Cornell University and a law degree from Case Western Reserve University.
The UN Secretary-General and the AU Commission’s
Chairperson expressed their appreciation to Mr Gambari for his dedicated
service during his tenure with UNAMID.
From: Ghana l GNA
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