- Peacekeeping Ministerials
Statement by Under-Secretary-General Jan Beagle to the 2019 Peacekeeping Ministerial
Speech ahead of the Opening of “Performance” Session. Under-Secretary-General for Operational Support, Honorable Ministers, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Let me first thank the Special Envoy for her personal commitment…
- Peacekeeping Ministerials
Statement by Under-Secretary-General Atul Khare to the 2019 Peacekeeping Ministerial
New York — 29 March 2019 Opening of “Training and Capacity Building” Session Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, I would like to thank all the Co-Chairs of the Peacekeeping Ministerial process, and in particular the…
- Peacekeeping Ministerials
Statement by Under-Secretary-General Jean-Pierre Lacroix to the 2019 Peacekeeping Ministerial
Secretary-General, Ministers, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, I would like to add my thanks to the over 110 Member States participating today in this seminal event for United Nations Peacekeeping. The continued success of…
Statement to the Fourth Committee by Under Secretary-General Khare
Thank you president, ambassadors, distinguished delegates, ladies and gentlemen and dear colleagues. Let me begin by thanking all Member States here today for your continued commitment to UN peacekeeping. Each of you, in your…
USG DPKO Mr. Jean-Pierre Lacroix Statement to the Fourth Committee
2018: A Year of Renewal Excellencies, distinguished delegates, dear colleagues, It is a great pleasure to be with you today for the opening of this general debate of the Fourth Committee of the General Assembly on…
Prison hygiene: MONUSCO and UNFPA help restore dignity to women in detention in Bunia
A sensitization session on personal hygiene and mental health in detention was organized at the central prison of Bunia.
- SRSG Briefings to UN Security Council
Transcript of the briefing by the DSRSG to the Security Council
NEW YORK - The following is the transcript of the briefing by the SG's Deputy Special Representative for Afghanistan, Georgette Gagnon.
Growing hope – prison farms in South Sudan solve more than just food shortages
TEREKEKA – It is a mercilessly humid day in Central Equatoria. But for peacekeepers from the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), it’s another opportunity to find solutions to the many challenges that communities…
UNIFIL peacekeepers meet civilians waiting to be evacuated.
UNIFIL peacekeepers help civilians move to safety
At the request of the municipality of Alma Shaab in southwestern Lebanon, UNIFIL peacekeepers facilitated the movement of dozens of civilians to safety this morning. The peacekeepers helped about 80 civilians move out of…
Mine Action in support of the implementation of the Youth, Peace and Security (YPS) Agenda - 10th anniversary of the YPS agenda
Testimony from Amélia Sobola Luandima, Lawyer and Marking Expert, National Commission for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (CNC-ALPC), Central Logistics Base of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in…
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- Youth, Peace and Security (YPS)
UN Lebanon Celebrates Youth: Say No to Hate
A human-centered story on how UN Lebanon is helping Youth of Lebanon counter hate. Dima El-Awar, 21, stands in front of the camera with confidence and ease. In addition to being a good speaker, a skill that every journalist…