Press releases

UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL'S REMARKS AT WREATH-LAYING CEREMONY  New York, 29 May 2014  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 in distant lands under the blue flag of the United Nations. Last year, 106 UN Peacekeepers lost their lives. This year, already we have lost 36 of our colleagues.

Statement by Under-Secretary-General Ameerah Haq  to the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations  24 February 2014  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, 

Media stakeout, following Security Council meeting on the situation  in South Sudan and Sudan/South Sudan  Hervé Ladsous  United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations  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 Sudan.

[Introduction] Good morning, ladies and gentleman. It is my sincere pleasure to be with you this morning, along with Under-Secretary-General Ameerah Haq to share our perspectives and hear from you on the key challenges and opportunities before UN peacekeeping today.