Swedish diplomat Hans Grundberg named new UN envoy for Yemen

Secretary General Antonio Guterres announced the appointment Friday of Swedish diplomat Hans Grundberg as his special envoy for conflict-torn Yemen. Grundberg, who has served as the European Union’s ambassador to Yemen for almost two years, succeeds Martin Griffiths of Britain who recently took up his new post as U.N. undersecretary-general for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief coordinator.

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