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Secretary-General Appoints Major General Paolo Serra (Italy) Head of Mission, Force Commander of United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Major General Paolo Serra of Italy as Head of Mission and Force Commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon. Major General Serra will succeed Major General Alberto Asarta Cuevas of Spain, who will relinquish his post on 28 January, and to whom the Secretary-General is grateful for his excellent service and leadership over the past two years.
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Activities of Secretary-General in United Arab Emirates, 15-17 January

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, on the afternoon of Sunday, 15 January, from Beirut. The main aim was to attend the World Future Energy Summit and to launch the Year of Sustainable Energy. He also held a range of bilateral meetings and addressed the closing session of the Assembly of the International Renewable Energy Agency.

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Activities of Secretary-General in Lebanon, 13-15 January

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Beirut on the afternoon of Friday, 13 January, after an overnight flight from New York and a transfer in Paris. The main aims of the trip were to attend a high-level United Nations meeting on Reform and Transitions to Democracy, visit staff of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) and hold bilateral meetings with Lebanese leaders.