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Mar 24, 2023

MFO Spotlight: A Day with the CASA and its Crew

The MFO spends a day with the Czech-provided CASA and its crew to learn more about their roles and responsibilities in ensuring fixed-wing support for the MFO mission.

 

Mar 15, 2023

Supplemental Japanese Funding in FY2023

The MFO is pleased to announce that the Government of Japan has generously agreed to provide supplemental project funding for a ninth consecutive year to ensure the safety of our personnel and the effectiveness of our mission.

 

Mar 10, 2023

The MFO Celebrates International Women’s Day

 

MFO personnel came together on March 8th to celebrate the achievements and contributions of women during a series of events at our South Camp.

Mar 8, 2023

The MFO Thanks its Women Peacekeepers

To celebrate International Women’s Day, the MFO wishes to express its great appreciation to all its women peacekeepers, military and civilian, for their vital contributions to our mission and peace and cooperation between Egypt and Israel. Your work is fundamental to our success and an integral part of our achievements.

Mar 5, 2023

MFO Welcomes a New Force Commander

Major General Pavel Kolář of the Czech Republic assumed command of the Multinational Force and Observers in the Sinai from Major General Evan Williams of New Zealand on 5 March 2023, during a Change of Command ceremony held at South Camp in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.

Mar 3, 2023

MFO Director General Visits Uruguay and Colombia

MFO Director General, Elizabeth L. Dibble, visited Uruguay and Colombia on February 17 and 20, 2023, respectively to meet with representatives of two of the MFO’s long-time Troop-Contributing States.

Feb 10, 2023

Supporting States Visit – February 9, 2023

 

The MFO Force Commander, Major General Evan Williams, and MFO personnel welcomed Ambassadors, Defense Attachés, and other key staff from Cairo-based embassies to the MFO’s North Camp.

Jan 27, 2023

MFO Plenary Meeting – 26 January 2023

 

 

The MFO was honored to hold a plenary meeting in Rome on 26 January 2023 for its Supporting States.

Jan 16, 2023

MFO Force Commander Designate – Brigadier General (P) Pavel Kolář

The MFO is honored to announce that it has received Egypt’s and Israel’s approval to appoint Brigadier General (P) Pavel Kolář from the Czech Republic as the MFO’s next Force Commander.

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Mar 5, 2023

MFO Welcomes a New Force Commander

Major General Pavel Kolář of the Czech Republic assumed command of the Multinational Force and Observers in the Sinai from Major General Evan Williams of New Zealand on 5 March 2023, during a Change of Command ceremony held at South Camp in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.

The ceremony was presided over by the MFO’s Director General, Ms. Elizabeth L. Dibble, with dignitaries in attendance from Egypt and Israel, the Parties to the Treaty of Peace, the Czech Republic and New Zealand as well as other MFO Supporting States.

 

During the Change of Command ceremony, Ms. Dibble thanked Major General Williams for his distinguished service to the MFO since December 2019 and presented him with the MFO’s Distinguished Service for Peace Award, the MFO’s highest honor. Major General Williams was recognized for his achievements in leading the MFO through the COVID-19 pandemic in the Sinai, strengthening the MFO relationships with the Treaty Parties and Supporting States, and improving processes and infrastructures across MFO Sinai’s area of operations over the last three and a half years of his term as Force Commander.

 

The MFO warmly welcomed Major General Kolář to the MFO as its fourteenth Force Commander and the first from the Czech Republic.

 

In addition to New Zealand and now the Czech Republic, previous MFO Force Commanders have come from Australia, Canada, Italy, the Netherlands, and Norway.