{"id":52396,"date":"2024-12-24T06:52:47","date_gmt":"2024-12-24T06:52:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/un-chief-appoints-new-under-secretary-general-for-legal-affairs\/"},"modified":"2024-12-24T06:52:17","modified_gmt":"2024-12-24T06:52:17","slug":"un-chief-appoints-new-under-secretary-general-for-legal-affairs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/un-chief-appoints-new-under-secretary-general-for-legal-affairs\/","title":{"rendered":"UN chief appoints new Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ms. Hammarskj\u00f6ld succeeds Miguel de Serpa Soares of Portugal, who has been commended for his dedicated service to the Organization. <\/p>\n<p>Until Ms. Hammarskj\u00f6ld assumes her new role, Stephen Mathias, the Assistant Secretary-General for Legal Affairs, will continue as Acting Under-Secretary-General.<\/p>\n<p>Bringing over three decades of experience, Ms. Hammarskj\u00f6ld currently serves as Director-General for Legal Affairs at the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where she heads the Legal Department. <\/p>\n<p>Her extensive career includes expertise in security policy, international law, human rights, and treaty law.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout her 10 years in senior management, she has held notable positions such as Director-General for Political Affairs, Ambassador of Sweden to Israel, and Deputy Director in the Department for European Security Policy. <\/p>\n<p>Additionally, she represented Sweden at the Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York.<\/p>\n<p>Ms. Hammarskj\u00f6ld holds a Master of Laws degree in international law from both the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom and the University of Uppsala in Sweden.<\/p>\n<p>She has also pursued studies in peace-and-conflict research, French, and literature.<br \/>\nFluent in English and Swedish, she is also proficient in French and Spanish, enhancing her ability to navigate the multilingual demands of her new role.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-79408\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/un_.jpg\" alt=\"UN chief has appointed new Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs. \" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>United Nations Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres, on Monday, December 23, 2024, announced the appointment of Elinor Jane Britt Hammarskj\u00f6ld of Sweden as the new Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs and United Nations Legal 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