UN Appoints New UNIFIL Head of Mission
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Major General Diodato Abagnara of Italy - Head of Mission and Force Commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) | United Nations Secretary-General
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Major General Diodato Abagnara of Italy as Head of Mission and Force Commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). Major General Abagnara succeeds Lieutenant General Aroldo Lázaro Sáenz of Spain. The Secretary-General extends his sincere gratitude to Lieutenant General
The Secretary General of the United Nations António Guterres appointed General Diodato Abagnara as commander of the Unifil mission in Lebanon. The Italian military succeeds the Spanish Aroldo Lázaro Sáenz. Abagnara has an experience of more than 36 years of military service. He has already held in Lebanon the role of president of the Military Technical Committee, overseeing the coordination of several countries in support of the Lebanese Armed F…
Italian general named to lead UNIFIL, reinforcing Rome’s Middle East role
Appointment and distinguished career. On Wednesday, UN Secretary‐General António Guterres announced that Major General Diodato Abagnara of the Italian Army would assume command of UNIFIL, replacing Spain’s Lieutenant General Aroldo Lázaro Sáenz. Abagnara, with over 36 years of service, has held senior posts within the Italian Armed Forces—including Personnel Division Chief, adviser to the Chief of Defence Staff, and Commander of an infantry bri…
The Lebanese Minister of the Interior and Municipalities, Ahmad Hajjar, received on Thursday in his office in Beirut the Commander-in-Chief of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (Finul), General...
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