First of all, I would like to thank the Turkish presidency of the Security Council for allowing what is for me a very welcome debate on peacekeeping. This meeting follows on the discussions on peacekeeping that were launched earlier this year during the French presidency of the Council. Indeed, I wo…
The report of the Secretary-General (S/2009/210) was prepared at the Security Council’s request pursuant to resolution 1863 (2009), in which it requested the Secretary-General to prepare recommendations on the possibility of establishing a United Nations peacekeeping operation in Somalia.
At the ou…
Allow me at the outset to say to all present what an honour it is that they are participating with us in this important Security Council debate on our commitment to the vital topic of children in armed conflict.
In adopting resolution 1261 (1999), the Security Council formally recognized that the p…
Given the time, I will be very brief. I would simply say that this debate makes those of us in the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) and the Department of Field Support (DFS) optimistic on the collective willingness to work on questions that concern us all. I was very pleased to see that …
The United Nations turned an important corner 10 years ago. The year 1999 was one of profound changes for peacekeeping operations as well as for international peace and security. The reports on Srebrenica, the operations in Rwanda and the monumental failure of the United Nation Operation in Somalia …
The report of the Secretary-General (S/2008/781), which is before the Council, aims at providing a comprehensive picture of the situation in Darfur over the past 60 days. I will therefore limit my briefing today to developments affecting the security and humanitarian situation in Darfur, the status …
It is a great honour for me as well to address the Council to review the progress made in the implementation of Security Council resolution 1325 (2000). It is no exaggeration to say that, in the eight years since its adoption, resolution 1325 (2000) has changed the way we manage peacekeeping operati…
