The United Nations Boss has appointed Alain Noudéhou as his Deputy Special Representative in the United Nations Mission in South Sudan.

Mr Noudéhou will also serve as United Nations Resident Coordinator, Humanitarian Coordinator and Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Program.

The 51 year-old Beninese succeeds Eugene Owusu of Ghana, who completed his assignment last month.

Read Alain Noudéhou’s short biography here.