KABUL: Benon Sevan, a Cypriot diplomat and former United Nations representative for Afghanistan, died Monday in Nicosia at the age of 88, Cypriot media reported.
Sevan, who studied at Columbia University in the United States, played an important role in the UN’s efforts to address Afghanistan’s political crisis.
In 1988, he was appointed director and senior political adviser to the UN secretary-general’s representative for Afghanistan. In 1990, he was tasked with overseeing the implementation of the Geneva Accords.
In 1991, Sevan was appointed general coordinator of the United Nations’ humanitarian and economic assistance programs for Afghanistan.