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U.N. announces appointments: Vanessa Frazier named special representative for children; Nicole Boni Quasi to Haiti post
Summary
The U.N. secretary-general has appointed Vanessa Frazier as special representative for children in armed conflict and Nicole Flora Boni Quasi as deputy special representative and resident coordinator in Haiti, the spokesperson announced.
The United Nations announced two senior appointments at a press briefing Friday.
The secretary-general has appointed Vanessa Frazier of Malta as his special representative for children in armed conflict, the U.N. spokesperson said. Frazier will succeed Virginia Gamba of Argentina; the spokesperson noted Frazier’s recent service as Malta’s permanent representative to the U.N. and her role as chair of the Security Council Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict.
The spokesperson also announced the appointment of Nicole Flora Boni Quasi of Côte d’Ivoire as deputy special representative for the U.N. Integrated Office in Haiti (BINU). Boni Quasi will also serve as the resident coordinator and humanitarian coordinator in Haiti, succeeding Ulrika Richardson of Sweden, the spokesperson said.
The announcements included brief biographical details: the spokesperson said Frazier brings multilateral diplomatic and negotiation experience and that Boni Quasi has more than 22 years of U.N. experience, most recently serving as UNDP resident representative in Niger since 2022.
No effective start dates or transitional arrangements were provided during the briefing. The spokesperson invited congratulations and said the secretary-general is grateful to the outgoing officials for their service.
