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Annan appoints veteran management official to head UN Office of Project Services

United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today announced the appointment of the UN Development Programme’s (UNDP) Director of the Bureau of Management, Jan Mattson, to head the UN Office of Project Services, the self-financing unit which provides operational management services worldwide.

Annan’s chief of staff Malloch Brown named new UN Deputy Secretary-General

Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s Chef de Cabinet, Mark Malloch Brown, who has played a key role in United Nations reform and development efforts, was today named Deputy Secretary-General as of 1 April, when current incumbent Louise Fréchette steps down.