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Remarks at the closing session of the 13th Force Commanders/Heads of Military Components Conference 2015
Thank you for the opportunity to speak to you. You represent collective security and international solidarity in action. I thank you for your dedication and leadership. I commend the thousands of peacekeeping troops who serve…
- Action Against Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA) 01
'Preventing Sexual Abuse by U.N. Peacekeepers' by Under-Secretary-General Hervé Ladsous
To the Editor regarding “ Keeping the Peace, but Accused of Abuse” (Memo From the United Nations, May 26): United Nations peacekeeping has put in place a number of measures to address the issues raised. And we are seeing…
High-level Independent Panel on Peace Operations review of United Nations peace operations
On 31 October 2014, I convened a High-level Independent Panel on Peace Operations to undertake a thorough review of United Nations peace operations today and the emerging needs of the future. I invited this panel to take a…
Security Council renews DR Congo peacekeeping mission amid renewed M23 offensives in the east
By Vibhu Mishra The UN Security Council on Friday unanimously extended the mandate of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) for another year, as fighting in the country’s east intensified…
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Statement by Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Hervé Ladsous to the Security Council: Calling for Drawdown of United Nations Operation in Côte d’Ivoire, Peacekeeping Chief Describes Country as ‘Well on the Right Track’
Permanent Representative Stresses Need for Continuing Vigilance as Sanctions Committee Chair Presents Final Report by Expert Panel Stressing that Côte d’Ivoire was well on the path to peace, stability and economic growth, the…
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Secretary-General opening remarks at press encounter on South Sudan
Ladies and Gentlemen, I want to say a few words about the unfolding crisis in South Sudan. The renewed fighting is outrageous. It is yet another grievous setback. It deepens the country’s suffering. It makes a mockery of…
- International Day of UN Peacekeepers 01
Remarks by Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Hervé Ladsous, Hervé Ladsous at the Dag Hammarskjöld Medal Awards Ceremony on the International Day of UN Peacekeepers
Excellencies, Colleagues, Friends, Thank you all for being present here today, as we honour our fallen brothers and sisters and pay tribute to their courage and sacrifice with the Dag Hammarskjöld medal recognising those that…
- International Day of UN Peacekeepers 01
Remarks by the Under-Secretary-General for Field Support Atul Khare at the Dag Hammarskjöld Medal Awards Ceremony on the International Day of UN Peacekeepers
Excellencies, Colleagues, Friends, It is a very great privilege for me to be here today to honour our peacekeepers – uniformed and civilian – who paid the ultimate price while serving under the blue flag. I humbly accept this…
- International Day of UN Peacekeepers 01
Remarks by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at the Dag Hammarskjöld Medal Ceremony
Today we join together in this solemn ceremony to honour the memory of the 129 men and woman who lost their lives last year while serving under the United Nations flag. These brave personnel came from 50 countries. They were…
- International Day of UN Peacekeepers 01
Remarks by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at the Captain Mbaye Diagne Medal Ceremony
We are here on a historic occasion: the inaugural Captain Mbaye Diagne Medal ceremony. I am pleased to see so many representatives of Member States and UN staff, including the Force Commanders of all of our peacekeeping…