Movses Abelian is an Armenian-Georgian diplomat and United Nations official. In June 2019, the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres appointed him as Under-Secretary-General for General Assembly and Conference Management.[1] He additionally appointed him, on 3 September 2019, as UN Coordinator for Multilingualism.[2]

Education and career

Abelian was educated at schools in Armenia, the Russian Federation, and the United States.[3] He served as an associate professor at Yerevan State University, starting in 1989.[4] In 1992, he joined the Armenian Foreign Service.[3] He was Deputy Permanent Representative of Armenia to the United Nations from 1996 to 1998, before becoming Ambassador and Permanent Representative in 1998, a position in which he served until 2003.[4] He was President of the UNICEF Executive Board in 2001.[5][6]

In 2011, he was appointed Director of the Security Council Affairs Division and Secretary of the United Nations Security Council.[7] In 2016, he was appointed Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations, responsible for General Assembly affairs and conference management (2016–2019).[3]

In 2019, he was made Under-Secretary-General for General Assembly and Conference Management, and later that year was made UN Coordinator for Multilingualism.[1][2]

Personal life

He and his wife have two children.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Secretary-General Appoints Movses Abelian of Armenia Under-Secretary-General for General Assembly and Conference Management". United Nations. 10 June 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Secretary-General Appoints Movses Abelian of Armenia Coordinator for Multilingualism". United Nations. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Under-Secretary-General for General Assembly and Conference Management". United Nations Secretary-General. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  4. 1 2 "UN News: Armenia's Movses Abelian appointed to senior position". ArmeniaNow.com. 30 November 1999. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  5. ↑ Officers of the UNICEF Executive Board 1946–2014, UNICEF
  6. ↑ Executive Board, UNICEF
  7. ↑ "Movses Abelian, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for General Assembly and Conference Management". United Nations. Retrieved 6 April 2020.


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