UN chief: former Kyrgyzstan president to head Afghan mission

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. says former Kyrgyzstan president Roza Otunbayeva will likely be its new particular envoy for crisis-stricken Afghanistan. Otunbayeva succeeds Deborah Lyons of Canada as head of the U.N. political mission in Afghanistan generally known as UNAMA. She will likely be answerable for the U.N.’s humanitarian operations and dealings with the nation’s Taliban rulers Secretary-Basic Antonio Guterres stated Friday evening that Otunbayeva brings to the place over 35 years {of professional} expertise in management, diplomacy, civic engagement and worldwide cooperation. U.N. humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths has warned that 6 million Afghans are vulnerable to famine following the pullout of U.S. and different international forces final yr and the withdrawal of help companies who offered funding for diet and schooling.