Secretary-General Appoints Gleb Desyatnikov of Russian Federation Assistant Secretary-General for Mine Action and Police
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United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Gleb Desyatnikov of the Russian Federation as Assistant Secretary-General for Mine Action and Police in the Department of Peace Operations.
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- Original: https://press.un.org/en/2026/sga2446.doc.htm
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