Former international minister Julie Bishop has been appointed United Nations Secretary-Normal Antonio Guterres’ particular envoy on Myanmar, the world physique says.
Ms Bishop, the Australian Nationwide College’s chancellor, will take up the UN position that has been vacant since June final 12 months when Singaporean diplomat Noeleen Heyzer stepped down.
The UN stated in a press release that Ms Bishop had “in depth coverage, authorized and senior administration expertise”.
Myanmar has been in disaster for the reason that military took energy from Aung Suu Kyi’s elected authorities on February 1, 2021.
The nation is locked in a civil battle between the army on one aspect and, on the opposite, a free alliance of ethnic minority rebels and an armed resistance motion spawned out of the junta’s crackdown on anti-coup protests.
Ms Bishop was Australia’s international minister from 2013 to 2018 beneath prime ministers Tony Abbott, Malcolm Turnbull and Scott Morrison.
Ms Bishop grew to become chancellor of the ANU in January 2020.
with Reuters