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Mr. President, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentleman I would like to thank the Turkish Presidency for holding this very welcome debate on peacekeeping. This meeting follows on the discussions on peacekeeping that were launched…

Noting that Member States had lauded the United Nations’ recently announced plan to chart a new, improved course for peacekeeping, Alain Le Roy, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, said this afternoon that it…

Mr. Chairman, distinguished delegates, I am honoured to address the Fourth Committee as it begins its consideration of peacekeeping operations in all their aspects. Having completed one year at the helm of DPKO, I am…

Alain Le Roy, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, said that while the Secretariat’s New Horizons initiative “would never make any headlines”, it was providing a framework for positive and broad-based…

M. le Président, Mesdames et Messieurs, 1. C’est un honneur pour moi de participer à un débat du Conseil de Sécurité sur les transitions et stratégies de sortie des opérations de maintien de la paix. C’est une discussion qui…

The outstanding resilience of blue helmets in Haiti provided a powerful symbol for the marking of the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers this year, United Nations Secretariat officials said this afternoon.…

Mr President, distinguished members of the General Assembly, I wish to thank the President of the General Assembly for arranging this interactive debate on peacekeeping providing an opportunity to exchange views on the future…

The Force Commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) began urgent tripartite talks today in south Lebanon with senior Lebanese and Israeli army representatives to address Tuesday’s border skirmish that…

Mr. Chairman, distinguished delegates, I am honoured to address the Fourth Committee as it begins its consideration of the agenda item peacekeeping operations in all their aspects. Before turning to the issues at hand, I…

Mr. President, 1. Thank you for the opportunity to update the Security Council on DPKO’s efforts to protect civilians in the eight missions in which we are currently mandated to do so, and more generally on the improvements…

With a much-watched referendum on the horizon in Southern Sudan, a “very tense” situation in Côte d’Ivoire and disputed presidential election results in Haiti, United Nations peacekeepers were working around the clock to…

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…