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Secretary-General António Guterres at UN Position 1-31, located along the Blue Line in south Lebanon, during his latest visit to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL).
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According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, global military spending reached $2.7 trillion in 2024, roughly 500 times the current peacekeeping budget. This alarming figure reflects a decade-long trend…
Assistant Secretary-General, Martha Pobee.
Briefing by Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo to the Security Council (Delivered by ASG Martha Pobee) “Adapting peace operations for the pursuit of political solutions – priorities and challenges” New York, 29 July…
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Conflicts are intensifying. Trust in global cooperation is weakening. The world cannot shortchange peacekeepers and the communities and people who depend on their lifesaving work. United Nations peacekeepers and their iconic…
“Complex demands and diminishing resources are testing the limits of the current peacekeeping approaches,” warned Johann Wadephul, Germany’s Minister for Foreign Affairs at the 2025 Peacekeeping Ministerial in Berlin today…
“The European Union and its member states are very important partners for the UN as a whole and for peacekeeping in particular, in many different ways. With the EU we have a close cooperation including on the ground. Most EU…
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The head of UN Peace Operations on Monday said ambassadors in the Security Council had given a “unanimous expression of support” to peacekeepers in Lebanon remaining in position along the Blue Line that separates south…
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The head of UN Peace Operations on Monday said ambassadors in the Security Council had given a “unanimous expression of support” to peacekeepers in Lebanon remaining in position along the Blue Line that separates south…
DiCarlo: "We need to invest every effort to reverse this cycle of violence and bring Lebanon and Israel - and the region - back from the brink of catastrophe"
Thank you, Madam President, In the eight days since the Secretary-General last briefed you on Lebanon and the Middle East, the situation in Lebanon has become even more alarming. The exchanges of fire between Hizbullah and…
Mr. President, Nearly a year has passed since the horrific attacks by Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups in Israel, the single deadliest attack in the country’s history. Over 1,250 Israelis and foreign nationals were…
We cannot allow horrific devastation of Russia-Ukraine war to become normalized, tells ASG Jenča tells Security Council
Mr. President, On Saturday, 24 August, Ukraine marked its 33rd Independence Day. The day also marked a somber milestone of two and a half years of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine – launched in blatant violation of the…
Long-term regional stability in the Middle East demands the implementation of a clear political roadmap, says USG DiCarlo
Thank you, Madam President. As we are all too aware, the tensions that have engulfed multiple countries in the Middle East continue to rise. Tragically, this comes as no surprise. The Secretary-General has repeatedly warned…
A New Agenda for Peace was prepared against a particularly difficult global peace and security landscape.