Secretary-General Appoints Daniela Kroslak of Germany Head of United Nations Support Office in Haiti (UNSOH)

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of Daniela Kroslak of Germany as his Assistant Secretary-General, Head of the newly established United Nations Support Office in Haiti (UNSOH).

Ms. Kroslak brings to this position over 25 years of experience in political affairs, peace operations and mission leadership, including extensive service in fragile transition contexts. She has a distinguished record in strategic and organizational leadership, high-level coordination, mediation and human rights. Most recently, Ms. Kroslak served as lead Facilitator of the Review of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) in 2025, and prior to that, as the lead of the Independent Strategic and Civilian Staffing Review of the United Nations Office to the African Union (UNOAU) in 2024.

Previously, Ms. Kroslak served as the Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Deputy Head of Mission in the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), a role she held until the Mission concluded its mandate in December 2023. From 2020 to 2022, she was Deputy Head of Mission in the United Nations Mission to Support the Hudaydah Agreement (UNMHA) in Yemen. She previously served as Chief of Staff in the United Nations Mission for Justice Support in Haiti (MINUJUSTH) and in various other senior positions at United Nations Headquarters and with the UN in the field, including Sudan, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda, as well as with the International Crisis Group in Kenya.

Ms. Kroslak holds a doctorate in international politics and a bachelor's degree in international history and international politics from the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, United Kingdom. She also holds a License in Applied Language from Université Paul Valéry, in Montpellier, France. In addition to her native German, Ms. Kroslak is fluent in English and French and has knowledge of Arabic, Slovak and Russian.

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* This supersedes Press Release SG/A/2089 of 7 January 2022.