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Remarks to Security Council Open Video-Teleconference on the Maintenance of International Peace and Security: Implications of COVID-19
I thank the German Presidency for convening this important discussion. The COVID-19 pandemic continues to profoundly affect peace and security across the globe. The consequences can be seen even in a number of countries…
Statement at the Security Council briefing on Mali
Thank you for this opportunity to brief the Council and I apologise but at 10 o’clock I will have to be present in the opening of the General Assembly session. The multifaceted crises in Mali and the Sahel continue to take a…
Remarks to the Security Council open debate on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict
I thank the Government of Estonia for convening this debate on the protection of civilians in armed conflict. Protecting civilians must be a joint effort by Governments, civil society and international organizations. I look…
Remarks to the Africa Dialogue Series on COVID-19 and Silencing the Guns in Africa: Challenges and Opportunities
[English version; scroll down for bilingual as delivered] I am pleased to be able to join you in this time of unprecedented crisis to discuss the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on peace and security in Africa. The pandemic…
Remarks to Security Council Briefing on Children in Armed Conflict: Introducing Practical Guidance on the Integration of Child Protection Issues in Peace Processes
[All-English version; scroll down for bilingual, as delivered version] Your Majesties, Mr. President, Distinguished members of the Security Council, Mr. Smaïl Chergui, Ms. Jo Becker, I am pleased to join you today, on the…
Remarks at High-level meeting on Peacekeeping Performance
I thank the United States and our co-hosts, India, Portugal, Senegal, Uruguay and Vietnam, for convening this event, and for their support to United Nations peacekeeping operations. Our peacekeepers represent the last, best…
UN Peacekeepers Must Stay the Course
by Atul Khare and Jean-Pierre Lacroix United Nations peace operations promote stability and security in some of the world’s most dangerous and fragile places. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, overstretched UN peacekeepers…
UN and EU sign agreement to enhance cooperation and strengthen response in peace operations
The United Nations and the European Union signed an agreement today in the margins of the 75th session of the General Assembly to enhance cooperation and strengthen collective response in peace operations and crisis…
Kenyan peacekeeper wins United Nations Military Gender Advocate of the Year 2020 Award
New York, 24 May 2021 - A Kenyan peacekeeper, who recently completed her assignment in Darfur, Sudan is selected to receive the 2020 United Nations Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award. Military Gender Advisor Steplyne…
Speech by Jean-Pierre Lacroix (DPKO) on Peace and security in Africa (Joint Force of the Group of Five for the Sahel) - Security Council
Remarks by Mr. Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, on Peace and security in Africa (G5 Sahel). Watch on UN Web TV