Question: Who among the following has been appointed as the head of the United Nations Anti-Terrorism Office?
(a) Antonio Duke
(b) Vladimir Ivanovich Voronkov
(c) Margaret Chan
(d) Darren Hawk
Ans: (b)
Related facts:-
- On June 21, 2017, United Nations Secretary-General AntónioGuterres appointed Vladimir IvanovichVoronkov of the Russian Federation as Under-Secretary-General of the newly created United Nations Counter-Terrorism Office.
- It is known that the UNCTO was established in June 2017 under Resolution letter 71/291 of the United Nations General Assembly.
- At present, Vladimir Voronkov is the Russian federation’s ambassador and permanent representative for the international organization in Vienna.
Related Links:-
https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/sg/personnel-appointments/2017-06-21/mr-vladimir-ivanovich-voronkov-russian-federation-under
https://www.un.org/press/en/2017/sga1741.doc.htm