Bangladeshi diplomat appointed head of UN mission in Afghanistan

NEW YORK, 17 July 2026 (TON): A senior Bangladeshi diplomat, Rabab Fatima has been appointed as head of the United Nations mission in Afghanistan. Fatima, who currently serves as Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States (UN-OHRLLS).

Rabab Fatima, the former Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations, has been appointed by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as his new Special Representative for Afghanistan and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA).