Ellen Margrethe Løj Named New UNMISS Head

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday named Ellen Margrethe Løj of Denmark as the new head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS).   Løj succeeds Hilde Johnson of Norway, who announced in May that she would be leaving South Sudan after her contract ran out. Johnson completed her three-year assignment in South Sudan on July 7. Løj will "bring to the position a wealth of experience in peacekeeping and international affairs,...

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