Madam Chair, distinguished delegates, I am honoured to be here with you on United Nations Day for the consideration of this agenda item. Since the Department of Field Support was created nearly five years ago, we have worked…
Dear Madam Chair, distinguished delegates, I am deeply honoured to have been appointed the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping. It is a great pleasure for me to be here with you and to address the Fourth…
I am very pleased to be here for what I intend to be the first of regular meetings, both in this setting but also in less formal settings. I do intend to work very closely with you. First of all, let me say how deeply…
Looking back over an “intense” three-year tenure at the helm of United Nations Peacekeeping Operations, outgoing Under-Secretary-General Alain Le Roy said that, despite some shortcomings, blue helmets should be credited for…
M. le Président, Je vous remercie de cette occasion de m’adresser au Conseil alors qu’il examine la demande d’adhésion de la République du Sud-Soudan à l’Organisation des Nations Unies. Je voudrais d’abord féliciter les…
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Alain Le Roy, the Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, has informed the Secretary-General that he will not…
I am honoured to be here today to celebrate the International Day of UN Peacekeepers. Each year on this day, the United Nations honours those currently serving with such professionalism and dedication and remembers those who…
Despite very difficult circumstances, including the loss of many personnel, United Nations peacekeeping had passed critical tests in tackling “make-or-break” situations in Côte d’Ivoire, Haiti and Sudan, Secretariat officials…
Madam Chair, Distinguished Members of the Special Committee, I am honoured to have been invited once again before the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations and to open this Committee’s annual debate on the whole…
Madam Chair, Distinguished Members of the Special Committee, 1. I am honoured to have been invited once again before the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations and to open this Committee’s annual debate on the whole…
Mr. Vice-Chancellor, Excellencies and distinguished guests, Dear faculty members, dear students, Ladies and gentlemen, Thank you, Mr. Vice-Chancellor, for your very kind introduction and for this invitation. I am honored to…
Under Secretary-General Susana Malcorra Fourth Committee 24 October 2011 Agenda Item: Comprehensive review of the whole question of peacekeeping operations in all their aspects Madam Chair, distinguished delegates, I am…