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Remarks by the Under-Secretary-General for Field Support Atul Khare at the Dag Hammarskjöld Medal Awards Ceremony on the International Day of UN Peacekeepers

19 May 2016

Under-Secretary-General for Field Support, Atul Khare Remarks at Dag Hammarskjöld Medal Awards Ceremony on the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers New York, 19 May 2016 Excellencies, Colleagues, Friends, It is a very great privilege for me to be here today to honour our peacekeepers – uniformed and civilian – who paid the ultimate price while serving under the blue flag. I humbly accept this medal on behalf of our civilian peacekeepers who sacrificed their lives in the service of peace.

Remarks by Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Hervé Ladsous at the Dag Hammarskjöld Medal Awards Ceremony on the International Day of UN Peacekeepers

19 May 2016

Under-Secretary-General Hervé Ladsous Remarks at Dag Hammarskjöld Medal Awards Ceremony on the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers New York, 19 May 2016 Excellencies, Colleagues, Friends, Thank you all for being present here today, as we honour our fallen brothers and sisters and pay tribute to their courage and sacrifice with the Dag Hammarskjöld medal recognising those that have made the ultimate sacrifice in the cause of peace.

Remarks at the Wreath-laying Ceremony Honouring Fallen Peacekeepers United Nations Headquarters

19 May 2016

Today, we gather at this memorial site to lay a wreath to honour the brave men and women who died while serving under the United Nations Flag. Last year, 129 peacekeepers from 50 countries lost their lives due to malicious acts, accidents and disease. It was the 12th time in the last 13 years that more than 100 Blue Helmets fell in one year. The tragic total since 1948 is nearly 3,500. Please join me in a moment of silence in tribute to their bravery. Thank you.

Briefing on the latest developments, as well as efforts and plans of the Secretariat on sexual exploitation and abuse involving international forces

13 May 2016

Mr. Atul Khare, Under-Secretary General for Field Support, and Ms. Jane Holl Lute, Special Coordinator on improving the United Nations response to sexual exploitation and abuse.

Statement by Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Hervé Ladsous to the Security Council: Calling for Drawdown of United Nations Operation in Côte d’Ivoire, Peacekeeping Chief Describes Country as ‘Well on the Right Track’

12 Apr 2016

Permanent Representative Stresses Need for Continuing Vigilance as Sanctions Committee Chair Presents Final Report by Expert Panel Stressing that Côte d’Ivoire was well on the path to peace, stability and economic growth, the head of United Nations peacekeeping today called upon the Security Council to phase out the Organization’s peacekeeping operation in the West African country.

Remarks at the “United Nations Peace Operations Review: Taking stock, leveraging opportunities and charting the way forward" [as delivered]

11 Apr 2016 | UN Headquarters, New York

It is a pleasure to be with you. I want to thank the Republic of Korea, Norway, Ethiopia and IPI for organizing today’s discussions. I thank all of you for coming together to focus on how to ensure that the United Nations is well placed to address the peace and security challenges of today and tomorrow. There is a collective sense that our toolbox has not kept pace with the emerging and increasingly complex challenges we face in peace and security.

Statement by Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Hervé Ladsousto the Security Council: Intensified Fighting to Blame for Rapidly Deteriorating Situation, Large-scale Displacement in Darfur

6 Apr 2016

Sudan’s Permanent Representative Cites ‘Contradictions’ in Secretary-General’s Report, ‘Hidden Agenda’ for Ongoing UNAMID Presence Intensified fighting since January had resulted in a rapidly worsening security situation and large-scale displacement in Darfur, the Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations told the Security Council today.

Statement on the latest allegations of abuse in the Central African Republic

31 Mar 2016 | UN Headquarters, New York

I am shocked to the core by the latest allegations of abuse by international forces in the Central African Republic. Our focus must be on the victims and their families. We are talking about women and young children who have been traumatized in the worst imaginable way.

Remarks by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at Dag Hammarskjöld lecture: “Evolving Threats, Timeless Values: The United Nations In A Changing Global Landscape”

30 Mar 2016 | Stockholm, Sweden

I thank the Government and people of Sweden for a very warm welcome. It is a singular honour to be in this magnificent and legendary City Hall … among this most distinguished audience ... to deliver a lecture named for a towering hero of humanity. Dag Hammarskjöld was Swede through and through, but he also belonged to the world. I feel both privileged and humbled to be serving in the role he once filled so masterfully.

Remarks to the Security Council meeting on Sexual Exploitation and Abuse [As delivered, bilingual version]

10 Mar 2016 | UN Headquarters, New York

Thank you for this opportunity to brief you on important steps being taken and measures being put in place to end the exploitation and abuse of vulnerable people by United Nations personnel sent to protect them. For many people caught up in poverty and conflict around the world, the United Nations represents their final hope for a better future. When sexual exploitation and abuse are perpetrated on these individuals by the United Nations personnel authorised to protect them, it further victimizes and violates them and inflicts untold harm on already fragile communities.

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