GEN. KASEMPA ELECTED DEAN OF UN MILITARY

By Ellen Hambuba

Zambian Military Advisor elected Dean of UN Military, Police Advisor Community

Zambia’s Military Advisor to the United Nations -UN-, Brigadier General Francis Kasempa has been elected Dean of the Military and Police Advisors Community (MPAC-UN).

General Kasempa is Zambia’s Military Advisor at the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Zambia to the United Nations.

He is the first African General to have been elected to head the Military and Police Advisor Community at the United Nations.

The Military and Police Advisor Community is a committee of Military Advisors from all the 193 United Nations Member States.

The Committee has the responsibilities of deliberating on security and defence matters between their Missions accredited to the UN and are divided into five regional groupings.

General Kasempa is taking over from Italy’s Major General Gino Micale whose term has come to an end.

General Kasempa, who was unopposed during the election, has pledged to put Africa first during the discharge of his duties and that he was thankful that a Zambian citizen had been accorded a chance to serve as Dean of the MPAC-UN.

He was elected Dean of MPAC through the mill of Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) regional elections and Africa regional elections.

This is contained in a statement issued to ZNBC News by First Secretary Press at permanent mission of Zambia to the United Nations Wallen Simwaka.

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