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Statement on the latest allegations of abuse in the Central African Republic

31 Mar 2016 | UN Headquarters, New York
I am shocked to the core by the latest allegations of abuse by international forces in the Central African Republic. Our focus must be on the victims and their families. We are talking about women and young children who have been traumatized in the worst imaginable way.

Remarks by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at Dag Hammarskjöld lecture: “Evolving Threats, Timeless Values: The United Nations In A Changing Global Landscape”

30 Mar 2016 | Stockholm, Sweden
I thank the Government and people of Sweden for a very warm welcome. It is a singular honour to be in this magnificent and legendary City Hall … among this most distinguished audience ... to deliver a lecture named for a towering hero of humanity. Dag Hammarskjöld was Swede through and through, but he also belonged to the world. I feel both privileged and humbled to be serving in the role he once filled so masterfully.

Remarks to the Security Council meeting on Sexual Exploitation and Abuse [As delivered, bilingual version]

10 Mar 2016 | UN Headquarters, New York
Thank you for this opportunity to brief you on important steps being taken and measures being put in place to end the exploitation and abuse of vulnerable people by United Nations personnel sent to protect them.  For many people caught up in poverty and conflict around the world, the United Nations represents their final hope for a better future. When sexual exploitation and abuse are perpetrated on these individuals by the United Nations personnel authorised to protect them, it further victimizes and violates them and inflicts untold harm on already fragile communities. 

Under-Secretary-General for Field Support on the Secretary-General’s report on special measures for protection from sexual exploitation and sexual abuse

4 Mar 2016
Press Conference by Mr. Atul Khare, Under-Secretary-General for Field Support, on the Secretary-General’s report on special measures for protection from sexual exploitation and sexual abuse.

Deputy Secretary-General Says ‘Every Peacekeeper Must Be a Protector’ in Remarks to General Assembly Special Committee

16 Feb 2016 | UN Headquarters, New York
Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General’s Jan Eliasson’s remarks to the General Assembly Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations opening debate, in New York today: It is a true pleasure to be here today at the opening debate of this year’s session of the Special Committee.  I want to thank you, Chair, for the invitation to speak today, and I congratulate you and the members of the bureau on your re-election. This year’s debate is taking place at a moment of singular challenge, but also of singular opportunity.

Deputy Secretary-General's Remarks to the Opening Debate of the Special Committee of the General Assembly on Peacekeeping Operations [As delivered]

16 Feb 2016 | UN Headquarters, New York
It is a true pleasure to be here today at the opening debate of this year’s session of the Special Committee.  I want to thank you, Chair, for the invitation to speak today, and I congratulate you and the members of the bureau on your re-election. This year’s debate is taking place at a moment of singular challenge, but also of singular opportunity.  The changing nature of conflict as we all know is placing great pressure on the international community and on all concerned.

Remarks at Security Council open debate on "Respect for the Principles and Purposes of the Charter as a Key Element for the Maintenance of International Peace and Security"

15 Feb 2016 | Security Council
Excelentísima Sra. Delcy Eloína Rodríguez Gómez, Canciller de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela y Presidenta del Consejo de Seguridad, Distinguidos Ministros, Distinguidos Miembros del Consejo de Seguridad, Agradezco a la Presidencia de Venezuela haber organizado este debate abierto sobre un tema de enorme importancia para las Naciones Unidas. Today’s event continues the useful discussion initiated last year under the Chinese presidency.

Statement by Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Hervé Ladsous to the Security Council: Delays in Implementing Mali Peace Agreement Could Risk Hard-Won Trust among Signatories

11 Jan 2016
Government Still Committed to Accord, despite Terror Threat, Says Foreign Minister   Delays in implementing elements of Mali’s 2015 peace agreement could unravel the hard-won confidence built between the signatories to the accord, United Nations peacekeeping chief Hervé Ladsous warned today, while briefing the Security Council on the situation in that country.

Under-Secretary-General for Field Support at the Fourth Committee, 20th Plenary - 70th General Assembly

6 Nov 2015
Statement by Mr. Atul Khare, Under Secretary-General of the Department for Field Support, at the 20th plenary meeting of the Special Political and Decolonization Committee (4th Committee).

Statement by Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Hervé Ladsous to the Fourth Committee

30 Oct 2015
Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Hervé Ladsous Statement to the Fourth Committee  30 October 2015  As delivered  Excellencies, distinguished delegates, ladies and gentlemen,  Introduction.