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The Deputy Spokesman for the UN Secretary-General, Mr Farhan Haq, announced on 8 November 2018, the appointment by the UN Secretary-General, of Major General Cheryl Pearce of Australia, as Force Commander of the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP).

Major General Pearce succeeds Major General Mohammad Humayun Kabir of Bangladesh.

The Secretary-General is grateful to Major General Kabir for his dedication and leadership during his two years of service in UNFICYP.

Major General Pearce has had a distinguished career in the Australian Defence Force, most recently as Commandant of the Australian Defence Force Academy. The Academy provides undergraduate and postgraduate education as well as military training and education for future leaders of the Navy, Army and Air Force. 

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