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Peacekeeping

28 March 2018

SG/SM/18960-SC/13269-PKO/712

At Security Council Peacekeeping Debate, Secretary-General Calls for Feasible Mandates, Political Solutions, Warning Unrealistic Expectations Costing Lives

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the Security Council high‑level debate on collective action to improve United Nations peacekeeping operations, in New York today:

22 March 2018

DSG/SM/1148-PKO/711

Liberia at Turning Point, Yet Challenges Remain to Build On Peace, Human Rights Gains, Deputy Secretary-General Says as Political Mission Exits

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, on the occasion of the closure of the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL), in Monrovia today:

9 March 2018

GA/PK/233

Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations Approves Draft Report, Concluding 2018 Session

Concluding its work today, the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations approved the draft report of its 2018 session (document A/AC.121/2018/L.3).

28 February 2018

SC/13232-PKO/708

Security Council Press Statement on Attack against United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Mansour Ayyad Sh. A. Alotaibi (Kuwait):

28 February 2018

SG/SM/18919-PKO/709

Condemning Deadly Attacks on Peacekeepers, Armed Forces in Mali, Secretary-General Says ‘Cowardly Acts’ Will Not Deter Mission’s Support for Civilian Protection

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres:

27 February 2018

SC/13226-PKO/707

Security Council Press Statement on Central African Republic

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Mansour Ayyad Sh. A. Alotaibi (Kuwait):

24 February 2018

SG/SM/18910-PKO/706

Strongly Condemning Deadly Attack in Somali Capital, Secretary-General Reiterates Full Support to Government for Fight Against Terrorism

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres:

13 February 2018

GA/PK/232

Peacekeeping Missions Need More Flexible Approach, Resources to Better Foresee, Tackle New Threats, Speakers Say as Special Committee Concludes General Debate

To uphold its noble legacy, United Nations peacekeepers must adopt a more flexible posture, tailored to specific conflicts and endowed with the resources and capabilities needed to improve foresight in tackling new threats, delegates in the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations said today as they concluded their general debate.

12 February 2018

GA/PK/231

Frank Dialogue Due on Peacekeeping’s Future amid Evolving Threats, Growing Pressure, Top Officials Tell Special Committee as General Debate Begins

The time had come for the United Nations, its Member States and other partners to engage in a frank discussion on the future of peacekeeping in response to ever-changing threats and challenges in some of the world’s most hostile environments, the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations heard today as it opened its 2018 substantive session.

1 February 2018

PA/23-PKO/705

United Nations-African Union Joint Task Force on Peace and Security Holds Fourteenth Consultative Meeting in Addis Ababa on 30 January

ADDIS ABABA/NEW YORK, 1 February (Department of Political Affairs) — The United Nations-African Union Joint Task Force on Peace and Security held its fourteenth consultative meeting at the African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on 30 January 2018.