{"id":609871,"date":"2019-04-24T23:22:18","date_gmt":"2019-04-24T23:22:18","guid":{"rendered":"<br><div>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">General News of Wednesday, 24 April 2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>Myjoyonline.com <\/p>\n2019-04-24\n\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghana-mma.com\/2019\/04\/139"},"modified":"2019-04-24T23:22:18","modified_gmt":"2019-04-24T23:22:18","slug":"un-peacekeepers-mourn-late-ghanaian-head-maj-gen-vib-sanziri","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/04\/24\/un-peacekeepers-mourn-late-ghanaian-head-maj-gen-vib-sanziri\/","title":{"rendered":"UN peacekeepers mourn late Ghanaian Head, Maj. Gen. Vib-Sanziri"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">General News of Wednesday, 24 April 2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>Myjoyonline.com <\/p>\n<p>2019-04-24<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanamma.com\/2019\/04\/13986835.295.jpg\" alt=\"Vib Funeral.jpeg\" title=\"Vib Funeral.jpeg\" width=\"295\" height=\"197\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>The body of the late General is due to arrive in Ghana on Saturday, 27 April for final funeral rites<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">A memorial service has been held in Israel for the late Major General Francis Vib-Sanziri, the Head of Mission and Force Commander of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) on Wednesday 24 April 2019. <\/p>\n<p>Maj Gen Vib-Sanziri was appointed by the United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres in October 2017 to head the Multi-National Force.<\/p>\n<p>He was the former Director-General of the National Disaster Management Organization from 2015 to 2017. Maj Gen Vib-Sanziri, aged 62 passed away suddenly on Friday, 19 April 2019 at Eilat, Israel.<\/p>\n<p>The solemn ceremony which was held at Camp Ziouani was graced by Ghana\u2019s Ambassador to Israel, Mrs Hannah Ama Nyarko and other Ambassadors from Nigeria, Zambia, Rwanda, Nepal, among other diplomats.<\/p>\n<p>In her remarks, Ghana\u2019s Ambassador to Israel who was representing the President of Ghana his Excellency Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffo Addo, extolled the virtues of the late General who was very professional and dedicated to duty. His Excellency President Akuffo Addo in a condolence message on his passing, noted that, Ghana had lost \u201ca fine, dedicated, professional military Officer, who served his country and the global community with distinction.  <\/p>\n<p>A 25-member delegation from Ghana Battalion 85 under the leadership of the Contingent Commander, Colonel John Lawluvi and the Commanding Officer, Lt Col Fiifi Deegbe serving in the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) took key part in the ceremony held in Israel.<\/p>\n<p>The body of the late Maj Gen Francis Vib-Sanziri draped in the UN flag was given the final honors of the last post, followed by two minutes\u2019 silence and the reveille. <\/p>\n<p>There was also a wreath laying ceremony where Ghana\u2019s Ambassador to Israel, her Excellency Mrs Hannah Ama Nyarko laid a wreath on behalf of the Government and people of Ghana. Other key personalities at the ceremony also laid wreaths for the departed Force Commander. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanamma.com\/2019\/04\/71183581.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Other dignitaries at the memorial service included, Major General Cheryl Pearce, the Force Commander of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP), a delegation from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), Senior UN military and civilian staff, representatives from the Israeli Defence Force and other mourners from Israel and Syria.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanamma.com\/2019\/04\/98546285.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A similar memorial service will be held on Friday, 25 April 2019 at Camp Faouar in Syria Arab Republic. The body of the late General is due to arrive in Ghana on Saturday, 27 April 2019 for further funeral rites.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanamma.com\/2019\/04\/76809808.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>General News of Wednesday, 24 April 2019 Source: Myjoyonline.com 2019-04-24 The body of the late General is due to arrive in Ghana on Saturday, 27 April for final funeral rites A memorial service has been held in Israel for the late Major General Francis Vib-Sanziri, the Head of Mission and Force Commander of the United [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":609872,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-609871","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-local-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>UN peacekeepers mourn late Ghanaian Head, Maj. 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