Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General

The Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General is a department of the United Nations that provides information to the news media regarding the activities of the U.N. as a whole.[1]

Role

The department is in charge of managing media relations on behalf of:

Officers
  • Stéphane Dujarric – Spokesperson for the Secretary-General[1]
  • Farhan Haq – Deputy Spokesperson[1]
  • Charlotte Larbuisson – Associate Spokesperson for the Secretary-General
  • Eri Kaneko – Associate Spokesperson[1]
  • Mathias Gillmann – Associate Spokesperson[1]
  • Florencia Soto Nino – Associate Spokesperson[1]

Controversy

In 2012, the official United Nations Twitter account posted an erroneous tweet, implying that the U.N. Secretary-General supports a one-state solution to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. The tweet was later found to have been written by spokesperson Nancy Groves, who attributed it to a "terrible typo".[2]

According to Reuters, the U.N. spokesperson post is considered to be a "dream job", but it requires taking into account the concerns of the 192 nations and "competing for the Secretary-General's attention".[3]

References
  1. "ABOUT OUR OFFICE". United Nations. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  2. "U.N. Twitter accidentally calls for single-state solution in Mideast". New York Daily News. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  3. "Dream job or snake pit? UN appoints new spokesman". Reuters. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
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