Mr. Erol Arduç assumed his duties as the UN Resident Coordinator a.i in Belarus on 1 June 2023. In February 2023, Mr. Erol Arduç assumed the role of the UNHCR Representative in Belarus, leading the international protection of persons UNHCR cares for. Mr. Arduç is an advocate in asylum and human rights law, who has been serving in UNHCR since 2002 and contributed to UNHCR’s operations in countries across the globe, most recently as the Chief of UNHCR Mission in Kosovo, as well as in various capacities in Zambia, Hungary, Greece, Ukraine, Switzerland, Kenya, Islamic Republic of Iran, Republic of Sudan, and the Republic of Türkiye. He commenced his career as a lawyer practicing in Germany and Türkiye. Mr Arduç holds degrees in Public International and European Union Law as well as academic certificates in Political Science and Philosophy from the University Bonn, Germany. He is married and speaks Turkish, German, English, French (intermediate).