KABUL - Former Canada ambassadress to Afghanistan Deborah Lyons has been appointed as the United Nations Assistance Mission for Afghanistan (UNAMA) chief.
In a statement, the UN hailed services of the outgoing UNAMA head and UN secretary general’s special representatives in Kabul Tadamichi Yamamoto.
Yamamoto has served in Afghanistan as special representative since 2016.
Deborah Lyons has served as ambassadress for several countries, including Afghanistan.
Before the appointment as UNAMA director Lyons was serving as ambassadress to Israel. (Pajhwok)