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Ministerial representative says UN peacekeeping faces "massive challenges," urges political support
Summary
A ministerial representative warned that United Nations peacekeeping operations face a record number of conflicts and direct targeting of personnel, and called on member states to provide political support to build lasting solutions.
A ministerial representative said at a ministerial meeting that United Nations peacekeeping operations are confronting "massive challenges," including a record number of conflicts and the direct targeting of peacekeepers, and urged member states to provide political support for lasting solutions.
The speaker said the challenges increase risks to peacekeepers and listed drivers including deepening division and mistrust, terrorism and transnational crime, and direct targeting through drones, improvised explosive devices and social media. "Let me be clear. Peacekeeping operations today are facing massive challenges, increasing the dangers that our brave peacekeepers already face," the ministerial representative said.
The speaker described the meeting as a forum to "share ideas and explore ways to strengthen these important functions for the future," and said that political backing from United Nations member states is needed so that peacekeeping can do more than contain conflicts. "Now more than ever, we need the political support of UN member states. The goal is not just to keep a lid on conflicts, but to build political support for lasting solutions that can build peace," the ministerial representative said.
The transcript records a policy-oriented statement and a call for greater political support; it does not record any formal decisions, votes or specific commitments by member states in the excerpt provided.
