Near verbatim transcript of the press conference given by Under-Secretary -General for Peacekeeping Operations Hervé Ladsous with the UNMIL-Officer-In Charge and Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for…
United Nations peacekeeping is a collective effort. And, as the world around us changes, it is essential that the diverse stakeholders who authorize, finance and contribute personnel to peacekeeping operations collectively…
I thank the Russian Federation for providing this important opportunity to collectively examine trends in UN peacekeeping. Mr. President before I read my official statement, I would like to thank you for your very kind words…
Programme 4 - Peacekeeping Operations Committee for Programme and Coordination Mr. Chairman, distinguished members of the Committee, 1. I join Assistant Secretary-General Titov in expressing our pleasure to join you as you…
Excellencies, Colleagues, and Friends, It is a great honour for me to be here today, and to accept this medal on behalf of our civilian peacekeepers who have paid the ultimate price in the pursuit of peace. Last year, we lost…
Excellencies, Secretary-General, Dear Colleagues, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is my great honor to be here with you today as we recognise and pay tribute to our brothers and sisters who have paid the ultimate price while serving…
Excellencies, Colleagues, Friends, We are gathered here today to honour those who have lost their lives while serving on our Peacekeeping operations. Our UN family members who made this ultimate sacrifice did so so that…
Thank you for attending this important commemoration. I would like to begin with a solemn moment of silence to honour the 106 fallen heroes who died while serving under the United Nations flag in 2013 – and to remember the…
I am honoured to be here today on this solemn occasion. Today, we posthumously award the Dag Hammarskjöld medal to 106 peacekeepers who died while serving under the United Nations flag last year. I regret to say this is the…
Madam Chair, At the outset, let me congratulate you on the assumption of the Chair of this Special Committee. Madam Chair, Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a pleasure to address the Special Committee as…
Good morning, ladies and gentleman, distinguished delegates. It is a pleasure to be with you this morning together with Under-Secretary-General Haq. We are also joined by our senior management team including the new…
Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen, We just had a long series of consultations in the Security Council, during which several of us briefed the Council on the situation, both, in South Sudan and also between Sudan and South…
