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III. Achim Steiner Elected New UNEP Executive Director On March, 16, 2006, the General Assembly, acting upon the nomination of Secretary-General Kofi Annan, unanimously elected Achim Steiner of Germany as the new Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) for a four -year term, effective 15 June 2006. Mr. Steiner, who is currently the Director-General of the World Conservation Union (IUCN), will succeed Klaus Toepfer, who has served the UN for more than eight years, and become the fifth Executive Director in UNEP's history. |
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