Speeches and statements

Distinguished delegates, I am very pleased to be here with you today at the opening of the 2009 annual substantive session of the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations. It is the first year I attend the opening of this…

Madame Chairperson and Distinguished Delegates, Thank you for the opportunity to address the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations. Like Mr. Le Roy this is the first time that I have the honor to brief you on the…

Ten years ago, United Nations peacekeeping turned an important corner: 1999 was a year of profound changes for UN peacekeeping and for international peace and security. The reports on Srebrenica and Rwanda and the collapse of…

As Delivered Mr. President, distinguished members of the Security Council, invited guests: It gives me great pleasure to come before you today as the Under-Secretary-General for Field Support in the first of what I hope will…

Distinguished delegates, ladies and gentlemen, colleagues I am delighted to be here with you today as the Fourth Committee begins its annual consideration of Peacekeeping. Of course this is also the 60th year of United…

This is a great opportunity for us, both Alain and I, to start the engagement with you, Member States, on the issues, problems and challenges which we face and have to address in coming months and years. Clearly this is a…

Distinguished delegates, On behalf of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations and the Department of Field Support, the Peacekeeping Group, I am very pleased to be with you at the opening of the 2008 annual substantive…

Mr. Chairman, distinguished delegates, it is my pleasure to come before you this morning as the Officer-in-Charge of the Department of Field Support, a department that considers itself an integral member of the “Peacekeeping…

Agenda item 133: human resources management Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman, and good morning to you all. My role here this morning is to provide some additional context for these human resources management proposals in the…