United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Tamar Hahn of Israel Director of the United Nations Information Centre (UNIC) in Buenos Aires, which serves Argentina and Uruguay.  She assumes her duties on 10 February. Prior to this appointment, Ms. Hahn was the Regional Adviser for Resource Mobilization and Partnerships at the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean in Panama City, Panama, since 2013.

Between 2008 and 2013, Ms. Hahn served as the Regional Communication Specialist for Latin America and the Caribbean for the Reginal Office of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Panama City, where she developed and implemented regional and subregional communications strategies and campaigns.

Fluent in English, Spanish and Hebrew, Ms. Hahn holds a master’s degree in journalism and Latin American studies from New York University, and a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Tel Aviv in Israel.

United Nations Information Centre

• The United Nations Information Centre is any office in at least 60 locations around the world which serve as regional couriers of information from the United Nations to the local public.
• All UNICs are operated by the United Nations Department of Public Information.
• The majority of UNICs are located in either capitals or major cities, but only a single UNIC is located in a country.