The United Nations (UN) press service said Secretary General António Guterres announced the appointment of Pernille Dahler Kardel of Denmark as Acting United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, reported RIA Novosti news agency of Russia.
Kardel succeeds Sigrid Kaag of the Netherlands, who concluded her respective assignment on October 26.
Most recently, Pernille Dahler Kardel served as Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General for the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan.
