the ephemeral Ban Ki-moon... of whom it can be said to his credit that he is not Kofi Annan...
said on Tuesday.
For more than a year, Brahimi has made no secret that he is contemplating stepping down from the post as the United Nations
...an organization originally established to war on dictatorships which was promptly infiltrated by dictatorships and is now held in thrall to dictatorships...
and Arab League
...an organization of Arabic-speaking states with 22 member countries and four observers. The League tries to achieve Arab consensus on issues, which usually leaves them doing nothing but a bit of grimacing and mustache cursing...
joint special representative on Syria. Brahimi is due to brief the United Nations Security Council later on Tuesday.
"It's not very pleasant for me. It's very sad that I leave this position and leave Syria behind in such a bad state," Brahimi told news hounds after Ban made the announcement.
Ban said he would work on finding someone to replace Brahimi to try to bring an end to the three-year civil war in Syria.
"At this time, I have to think who should be the right person and at what time," he told news hounds.
There are several possible candidates to replace the veteran Algerian diplomat, diplomatic sources have said, among them former Tunisian Foreign Minister Kamel Morjane.