English News and Press Release on Central African Republic about Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding, Protection and Human Rights and more; published on 24 Feb 2021 by UN SC
02/15/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 02/15/2021 17:12
Delegates Vow to Cement Multilateralism by Spurring Collective Efforts through âAction for Peacekeepingâ, as Special Committee Begins
United Nations peacekeeping operations are central to multilateralism, speakers told the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations at its first meeting of the 2021 session, expressing their commitment to further spur collective action through the Action for Peacekeeping initiative launched in 2018.
The Special Committee was created by the General Assembly in 1965 to conduct a comprehensive review of all issues relating to United Nations peacekeeping. The three-week session will focus on some of the pressing issues facing roughly 90,000 military, police and civilian personnel currently serving in 12 operations around the world.
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United Nations peacekeeping operations are central to multilateralism, speakers told the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations at its first meeting of the 2021 session, expressing their commitment to further spur collective action through the Action for Peacekeeping initiative launched in 2018.
The Special Committee was created by the General Assembly in 1965 to conduct a comprehensive review of all issues relating to United Nations peacekeeping. The three-week session will focus on some of the pressing issues facing roughly 90,000 military, police and civilian personnel currently serving in 12 operations around the world.
During the opening segment, Volkan Bozkir (Turkey), President of the General Assembly, emphasized that peacekeeping operations are central to the United Nations and multilateralism. Â âWe cannot fulfil the peace and security mandate of the Organization without wellâtrained, wellâequipped and wel
Maven s Memories: Mike Bossy s Road to the Islanders
Stan Fischler recounts Mike Bossy s journey through the Quebec junior ranks to getting drafted by the Islanders by Stan Fischler @StanFischler / NewYorkIslanders.com
Looking backward, there are two things about Mike Bossy s childhood that suggested that long range he might have a future in the professional ranks.
1. His father, Borden, loved the ice game so much that he planted a hockey stick in Michael s baby crib before the lad even could walk.
2. His mother, Dorothy, loved hockey so much she unfailingly would send the immortal right wing Gordie Howe, a birthday card every year.