{"id":87396,"date":"2025-12-05T17:50:54","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T17:50:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/guterres-appoints-nepals-gen-ganesh-kumar-as-unisfa-commander"},"modified":"2025-12-05T18:24:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T18:24:14","slug":"guterres-appoints-nepals-gen-ganesh-kumar-as-unisfa-commander","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/guterres-appoints-nepals-gen-ganesh-kumar-as-unisfa-commander","title":{"rendered":"Guterres Appoints Nepal\u2019s Gen. Ganesh Kumar as UNISFA Commander"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Sudan. <\/strong><\/span>United Nations Secretary-General Anto\u0301nio Guterres on Tuesday announced the appointment of Lieutenant General Ganesh Kumar Shrestha of Nepal as his new Force Commander in the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA).<\/p>\n<p>The Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General said Lt. Gen. Shrestha succeeds Major General Robert Yaw Affram of Ghana, to whom the Secretary-General is grateful for his dedication and leadership of UNISFA during the interim period.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLieutenant General Shrestha brings 36 years of military service encompassing leadership positions in the Nepalese Army, such as Division Commander of the Far Western Division, as well as United Nations peacekeeping experience, including Sector Commander for Sector East in the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS),\u201d the statement said. \u201cMost recently, Lieutenant General Shrestha has been Master General of Ordinance in the Nepalese Army Headquarters.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He has also served as Adjutant General in the Nepalese Army Headquarters. Before that, he was the Administrative Register of Shree Birendra Military Hospital, Director of Policy and Plans at the Nepalese Army Headquarters, and Brigade Commander of the 16 and 9 Brigades.<\/p>\n<p>Lieutenant General Shrestha holds a master\u2019s degree in military science and strategic studies from the International College of Defence Studies, National Defence University, China. He also earned a master\u2019s degree in Economics and a bachelor\u2019s degree in Humanities and Social Sciences from Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal.<\/p>\n<p>Aside from his native Nepali, he is fluent in English and has a working knowledge of Hindi.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">South-Sudan<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Sudan. 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