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2021-04-28 03:36:03 GMT2021-04-28 11:36:03(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
UNITED NATIONS, April 27 (Xinhua) The Group of Friends on the Safety and Security of United Nations Peacekeepers was launched here on Tuesday, under the joint initiative of China, Brazil, Indonesia and Rwanda.
The Group of Friends, which brings together 49 countries and regional organizations, provides a platform to strengthen information sharing, policy coordination, and capacity building so as to make substantive progress in enhancing the safety and security of UN peacekeepers, according to Zhang Jun, China s permanent representative to the United Nations.
UN peacekeeping operations are a major instrument for maintaining international peace and security, and peacekeepers are valuable assets for international peace. Over the past 70 years, more than 3,000 peacekeepers from over 120 countries have lost their lives, Zhang said at the virtual launch ceremony.
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2. SOUNDBITE (English) Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, United Nations:
“Increasing the number of women deployed is not enough. We need to transform our institutions and the way we do things to ensure that women can participate and contribute fully as part of our peace operations. And the Elsie initiative has been an essential partner in providing support and resources to achieve this goal, both to troop and police contributing countries and to UN-led initiatives.”
FILE – NEW YORK CITY
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4. SOUNDBITE (English) Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, United Nations:
“One way of promoting women’s participation in peace operations is by recognizing women’s contributions in the different roles and positions in which they currently serve in our missions. This includes steering public discourse away from the discussion on “women’s added value,” a disc
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27/04/2021 10:17 GMT+7
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) held a teleconference on April 26 to discuss the situation in Abyei, a disputed region between Sudan and South Sudan, and activities of the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA).
The UN peacekeeping force on patrol in Abyei
The meeting, chaired by Vietnam – UNSC President for April, was attended by UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix and Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for the Horn of Africa Parfait Onanga-Anyanga.
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