42 countries endorse UN peace-keeping declaration

Tuesday, 11/09/2018 16:43
The UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric on September 10th said a total of 42 countries have endorsed a UN peace-keeping declaration as part of the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ effort to renew political support for the world body’s peace-keeping operations.

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Addressing a press conference at the UN headquarters in New York, Mr. Dujarric said, "Forty-two countries, including major troop and police contributors to UN Peace-keeping and Security Council members, have now endorsed the Declaration of Shared Commitments on UN Peace-keeping."

The Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calls on all member states to join in endorsing the declaration before September 14th which is the end of this week, ahead of the High-level Event on Action for Peace-keeping, which will take place on September 25th on the sidelines of the General Assembly.

Earlier, the UN Secretary-General sent a Declaration of Shared Commitments on UN Peacekeeping Operation for endorsement to the member states and relevant international and regional organisations.

The Declaration of Shared Commitments, part of the Secretary-General’s Action for Peace-keeping (A4P) initiative launched on March 28th, is an unprecedented effort by the Secretary-General to renew political support for UN peace-keeping operations.  

The Declaration spells out specific commitments that are vital to their success, for example to enhance their political impact and strengthen the protection they provide. It is based on three months of consultations with all member states and relevant international and regional organizations and contains commitments by all the main stakeholders of peacekeeping, including Security Council members, troop, police and financial contributors to peacekeeping, host governments and regional and sub-regional organizations.

Peace-keeping has proven to be one of the most effective tools available to the UN to assist host countries navigate the difficult path from conflict to peace. 

Peace-keeping has unique strengths, including legitimacy, burden sharing, and an ability to deploy and sustain troops and police from around the globe, integrating them with civilian peacekeepers to advance multidimensional mandates./.

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