Current Heads of UN Organizations – Set 4

Current Heads of UN Organizations – Set 4

Test your knowledge of current heads of important United Nations departments, offices, entities and programmes. This set contains 20 fresh MCQs and does not repeat the officeholders covered in Sets 1, 2 and 3.

1. Who is the current Chef de Cabinet of the United Nations Secretary-General?

• A. Guy Ryder
• B. Earle Courtenay Rattray
• C. Movses Abelian
• D. Oscar Fernandez-Taranco

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Correct Answer: B. Earle Courtenay Rattray
Earle Courtenay Rattray is the current Chef de Cabinet in the Executive Office of the UN Secretary-General.

2. Who is the current Under-Secretary-General for Policy in the Executive Office of the UN Secretary-General?

• A. Guy Bernard Ryder
• B. Earle Courtenay Rattray
• C. Khaled Khiari
• D. Navid Hanif

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Correct Answer: A. Guy Bernard Ryder
Guy Bernard Ryder is the current Under-Secretary-General for Policy in the Executive Office of the Secretary-General.

3. Who is the current Assistant Secretary-General for General Assembly and Conference Management?

• A. Cherith Ann Norman Chalet
• B. Martha Helena Lopez
• C. Bjørg Sandkjær
• D. Elizabeth Mary Spehar

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Correct Answer: A. Cherith Ann Norman Chalet
Cherith Ann Norman Chalet is the current Assistant Secretary-General for General Assembly and Conference Management.

4. Who is the current Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Development in UN DESA?

• A. Navid Hanif
• B. Li Junhua
• C. Guy Ryder
• D. Oscar Fernandez-Taranco

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Correct Answer: A. Navid Hanif
Navid Hanif is the current Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Development in the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs.

5. Who is the current Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Coordination in UN DESA?

• A. Bjørg Sandkjær
• B. Martha Helena Lopez
• C. Catherine Pollard
• D. Elizabeth Spehar

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Correct Answer: A. Bjørg Sandkjær
Bjørg Sandkjær is the current Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Coordination in UN DESA.

6. Who is the current Assistant Secretary-General for Human Resources at the UN?

• A. Martha Helena Lopez
• B. Cherith Ann Norman Chalet
• C. Lisa M. Buttenheim
• D. AnneMarie van den Berg

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Correct Answer: A. Martha Helena Lopez
Martha Helena Lopez is the current Assistant Secretary-General for Human Resources in the Department of Management Strategy, Policy and Compliance.

7. Who is the current UN Controller and Assistant Secretary-General for Programme Planning, Finance and Budget?

• A. Chandramouli Ramanathan
• B. Bernardo Mariano Joaquim Junior
• C. Navid Hanif
• D. Guy Ryder

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Correct Answer: A. Chandramouli Ramanathan
Chandramouli Ramanathan is the current UN Controller and Assistant Secretary-General for Programme Planning, Finance and Budget.

8. Who is the current Assistant Secretary-General for Support Operations in the UN Department of Operational Support?

• A. Lisa M. Buttenheim
• B. AnneMarie van den Berg
• C. Atul Khare
• D. Bernardo Mariano Joaquim Junior

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Correct Answer: A. Lisa M. Buttenheim
Lisa M. Buttenheim is the current Assistant Secretary-General for Support Operations in the Department of Operational Support.

9. Who is the current Assistant Secretary-General for Supply Chain Management at the UN?

• A. AnneMarie van den Berg
• B. Lisa M. Buttenheim
• C. Martha Helena Lopez
• D. Unaisi Lutu Vuniwaqa

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Correct Answer: A. AnneMarie van den Berg
AnneMarie van den Berg is the current Assistant Secretary-General for Supply Chain Management in the Department of Operational Support.

10. Who is the current Chief Information Technology Officer of the United Nations?

• A. Bernardo Mariano Joaquim Junior
• B. Chandramouli Ramanathan
• C. Atul Khare
• D. Oscar Fernandez-Taranco

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Correct Answer: A. Bernardo Mariano Joaquim Junior
Bernardo Mariano Joaquim Junior is the current Chief Information Technology Officer of the United Nations.

11. Who is the current Assistant Secretary-General for Peacebuilding and Peace Support?

• A. Elizabeth Mary Spehar
• B. Khaled Khiari
• C. Martha Ama Akyaa Pobee
• D. Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert

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Correct Answer: A. Elizabeth Mary Spehar
Elizabeth Mary Spehar is the current Assistant Secretary-General for Peacebuilding and Peace Support.

12. Who is the current Assistant Secretary-General for the Middle East, Europe, the Americas, Asia and the Pacific?

• A. Khaled Khiari
• B. Martha Ama Akyaa Pobee
• C. Jean-Pierre Lacroix
• D. Guy Ryder

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Correct Answer: A. Khaled Khiari
Khaled Khiari is the current Assistant Secretary-General for the Middle East, Europe, the Americas, Asia and the Pacific.

13. Who is the current Under-Secretary-General for Safety and Security at the United Nations?

• A. Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert
• B. Unaisi Lutu Vuniwaqa
• C. Atul Khare
• D. Fatoumata Ndiaye

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Correct Answer: A. Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert
Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert is the current Under-Secretary-General for Safety and Security at the United Nations.

14. Who is the current Assistant Secretary-General for Safety and Security at the United Nations?

• A. Unaisi Lutu Vuniwaqa
• B. Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert
• C. Fatoumata Ndiaye
• D. Lisa M. Buttenheim

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Correct Answer: A. Unaisi Lutu Vuniwaqa
Unaisi Lutu Vuniwaqa is the current Assistant Secretary-General for Safety and Security.

15. Who is the current Under-Secretary-General for Internal Oversight Services?

• A. Fatoumata Ndiaye
• B. Catherine Pollard
• C. Elinor Jane Britt Hammarskjöld
• D. Najla Nassif Palma

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Correct Answer: A. Fatoumata Ndiaye
Fatoumata Ndiaye is the current Under-Secretary-General for Internal Oversight Services at the United Nations.

16. Who is the current UN Legal Counsel and Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs?

• A. Elinor Jane Britt Hammarskjöld
• B. Steven Hill
• C. Fatoumata Ndiaye
• D. Guy Ryder

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Correct Answer: A. Elinor Jane Britt Hammarskjöld
Elinor Jane Britt Hammarskjöld is the current Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs and United Nations Legal Counsel.

17. Who is the current Assistant Secretary-General for Legal Affairs at the United Nations?

• A. Steven Hill
• B. Elinor Hammarskjöld
• C. Earle Rattray
• D. Oscar Fernandez-Taranco

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Correct Answer: A. Steven Hill
Steven Hill is the current Assistant Secretary-General for Legal Affairs at the United Nations.

18. Who is the current Special Adviser on Africa to the UN Secretary-General?

• A. Ahunna Eziakonwa
• B. Cristina Duarte
• C. Vera Songwe
• D. Martha Ama Akyaa Pobee

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Correct Answer: A. Ahunna Eziakonwa
Ahunna Eziakonwa of Nigeria is the current Special Adviser on Africa. She was appointed by Secretary-General António Guterres in June 2026, succeeding Cristina Duarte.

19. Who is the current Special Adviser to the UN Secretary-General on Climate Action and Just Transition?

• A. Selwin Charles Hart
• B. Chaloka Beyani
• C. Ahunna Eziakonwa
• D. Miguel Ángel Moratinos

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Correct Answer: A. Selwin Charles Hart
Selwin Charles Hart is the current Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Climate Action and Just Transition.

20. Who is the current Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide to the UN Secretary-General?

• A. Chaloka Beyani
• B. Adama Dieng
• C. Francis Deng
• D. Miguel Ángel Moratinos

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Correct Answer: A. Chaloka Beyani
Chaloka Beyani is the current Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide to the UN Secretary-General.