UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced Wednesday the appointments of a Nigerian general and a Nepalese general to respective peacekeeping posts.
Lieutenant General Chikadibia Obiakor of Nigeria, currently the Force Commander of the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL), will become Military Adviser for Peacekeeping Operations.
Obiakor has had a long and distinguished career with the Nigerian Army, beginning in 1973, according to a UN statement.
The secretary-general also announced the appointment of Major General Paban Jung Thapa of Nepal as Force Commander of the United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS).
Thapa, who has previously served on several United Nations Peacekeeping operations, is expected to arrive in Sudan in late May.
Source:Xinhua
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