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Statement to the Fourth Committee

23 Oct 2009
Statement by Under-Secretary-General for Field Support, Susana Malcorra, Before the Fourth Committee   Mr. Chairman, distinguished delegates, I am most honoured to come before this Committee today as it begins its consideration of this agenda item. It also gives me great pleasure to sit here on the podium with my colleague and friend Alain Le Roy.

Press conference by Under-Secretaries-General for Peacekeeping Operations and Field Support

15 Sep 2009
Noting that Member States had lauded the United Nations’ recently announced plan to chart a new, improved course for peacekeeping, Alain Le Roy, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, said this afternoon that it was vital that all peacekeeping actors work in the coming weeks and months to ensure those operations were robust and that they adequately protected civilians.

Press conference by Under-Secretaries-General for Peacekeeping Operations and Field Support

15 Sep 2009
Noting that Member States had lauded the United Nations’ recently announced plan to chart a new, improved course for peacekeeping, Alain Le Roy, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, said this afternoon that it was vital that all peacekeeping actors work in the coming weeks and months to ensure those operations were robust and that they adequately protected civilians.

Transcript of the video message on human resources reform

1 Jul 2009
Near-verbatim transcript of video messages by USG Susana Malcorra and OIC of FPD Paul Johnson to all field staff on the new contract reform  Hello colleagues,

Remarks to the Security Council

29 Jun 2009
Mr. President, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentleman

Remarks to the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations

23 Feb 2009
Distinguished delegates,

Remarks to the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations

23 Feb 2009
Remarks of the Under-Secretary-General for Field Support, Ms. Susana Malcorra, to the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations   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 support components underpinning peacekeeping and special political operations at the opening of the substantive session of C-34.

USG Statement by the Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations

23 Jan 2009
A Decisive Year: Revitalizing the Peacekeeping Partnership UN peacekeeping a decade ago – turning a corner

Statement to the Security Council

23 Jan 2009
  Statement by the Under-Secretary-General for Field Support, Susana Malcorra, to the UN Security Council 23 January  2009   Read the statement here:

Statement to the Fourth Committee of the General Assembly

23 Oct 2008
Distinguished delegates, ladies and gentlemen, colleagues 1. 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 Nations peacekeeping and I look forward to the Special Session of the General Assembly to commemorate this anniversary on 11 November.