The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed a Ghanaian, Major General Anita Asmah as Head of Mission and Force Commander of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF).
Major General Asmah succeeds Lieutenant General Nirmal Kumar Thapa of Nepal, who will complete his assignment in mid-December this year.
A statement issued by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General of the United Nations in New York through the UN office in Accra and copied The Ghanaian Times, said “The Secretary-General is grateful for his leadership and dedication to United Nations peacekeeping efforts.”
It said Major General Asmah brought to the position 31 years of leadership and command experience in the Ghana Armed Forces and United Nations peacekeeping.
The statement said most recently, she served as Director General in the Department of Defence Civilian Establishment of the Ghanaian Armed Forces.
It said prior to that, Major General Asmah was the Deputy Force Commander of UNDOF (2021- 2023) and also served as a Staff Officer in the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) (2015-2016 and 2012-2013) and as a Military Observer in the United Nations Organisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) (2003-2004).
“Major General Asmah also held numerous other senior-level positions within the Ghanaian Armed Forces, including as Director of Education, Deputy Military Secretary and Course Director at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre,” the statement said.
Major General Asmah holds Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Law degrees from the University of Ghana and fluent in English and French.
BY TIMES REPORTER