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Bruno Lemarquis begins role as UN Deputy Special Representative in Afghanistan
Bruno Lemarquis, the newly appointed Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, as well as Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Afghanistan, officially assumed his duties in Kabul on Tuesday.
Appointed by UN Secretary-General António Guterres, he succeeds Indrika Ratwatte in the role.
Lemarquis will oversee the coordination of UN agencies and programs across Afghanistan and lead the development pillar of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA).
He brings more than three decades of UN experience, having previously held senior positions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Haiti.