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UN peacekeeping faces funding shortfalls and troop reductions, acting military adviser warns
Summary
Lieutenant General Cheryl Pierce said that urgent budget shortfalls are forcing troop reductions across UN missions, affecting nine of 11 operations and straining force protection, rotation and mandate delivery. She cited examples in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Lebanon and warned that misinformation is eroding local support.
Lieutenant General Cheryl Pierce, the acting military adviser for United Nations peacekeeping operations, warned in a podcast interview that acute budget shortfalls and shrinking troop numbers are compromising the UN’s ability to deliver on mission mandates.
Pierce, who advises Under-Secretary-General Jean Pierre Lacroix, said the Department of Peace Operations oversees 11 peacekeeping missions and "we've got 68,000 peacekeepers across those 11 missions." She told host Melissa Fleming that "the current financial situation and the effect it's having on our peace operations" is a central concern and that "we do not have the cash to be able to continue the missions in this financial year."
The acting adviser said nine of the 11 missions are already affected by funding cuts, producing a "significant reduction in the amount of troops…
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