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Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations on Sudan and South Sudan - Security Council, 8249th meeting

8 May 2018
Remarks by Mr. Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO), on Sudan and South Sudan.

Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on attack against MINUSMA in Timbuktu, Mali (scroll down for French)

15 Apr 2018
The Secretary-General conveys his condolences to the Government of Burkina Faso, and the family and loved ones of the deceased, and wishes a swift recovery to the injured. He pays tribute to the courage of the men and women serving in MINUSMA, Malian and international forces at great personal risk and sacrifice.

Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the killing of a UN peacekeeper in the Central African Republic

10 Apr 2018
The Secretary-General condemns the killing of a Rwandan peacekeeper and the wounding of eight others of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) on 10 April, in Bangui during an exchange of fire with armed elements.   The incident follows a joint operation launched on 8 April by MINUSCA and the Central African forces and police to disarm and arrest heavily armed criminal groups.  

Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations on the question concerning Haiti - Security Council, 8220th meeting

3 Apr 2018
Remarks by Mr. Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO), on the question concerning Haiti.

Secretary-General's remarks to Security Council High-Level Debate on Collective Action to Improve UN Peacekeeping Operations

28 Mar 2018
Mr. President, I thank the Kingdom of the Netherlands for organizing this important debate and I thank you Prime Minister Mark Rutte for presiding it. I have addressed this Council several times over the past year on peacekeeping reform.   It is now time to take action together.   At its best, UN peacekeeping is a remarkable enterprise of multilateralism and international solidarity.  

Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations on the Elsie Initiative on Women in Peacekeeping (CSW62 Side Event)

12 Mar 2018
Remarks by Mr. Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO), on the Elsie Initiative on Women in Peacekeeping (CSW62 Side Event).

Under-Secretary-General for Field Support on the Elsie Initiative on Women in Peacekeeping (CSW62 Side Event)

12 Mar 2018
Remarks by Mr. Atul Khare, Under-Secretary-General for Field Operations (UN-DFS), on the Elsie Initiative on Women in Peacekeeping (CSW62 Side Event).

Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the Democratic Republic of the Congo

27 Jan 2018 | New York
The Secretary-General condemns the killing of a peacekeeper from Pakistan deployed with the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) following an ambush by members of an armed ‪group today near Lulimba, 96 km south west of Baraka, in South Kivu Province. At least one other peacekeeper was wounded in the attack.    

UN welcomes report aimed at improving peacekeeping operations

24 Jan 2018
Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, discusses the Cruz Report that examines ways to reduce casualties among peacekeepers serving in missions across the globe.

Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations briefs on peacekeeping operations

24 Jan 2018
Press conference by Mr. Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, on the Cruz Report and improving the security of peacekeepers and the future of peacekeeping.