New head of UN Mission in Yemen arrives in Sanaa
Danish Lieutenant General Michael Anker Lollesgaard
arrived on Tuesday in Sanaa as the new head of the UN Observer Mission to
Yemen, succeeding retired Major General Patrick Cammaert of the Netherlands, Al
Arabiya Al Hadath news channel reported.
Last week, the UN Security Council approved
appointing Lollesgaard to succeed Cammaert.
Several diplomats reported that Cammaert had
unstable relations with the Houthis and UN special envoy for Yemen Martin
Griffiths.
UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric had said after the
announcement of Lt. Gen. Lollesgaard's appointment that he “brings to this
position 30 years of national and international military experience”, having
previously been appointed by the Organization as Force Commander of the UN Mission
in Mali, MINUSMA, from 2015-16.
