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‘We need support’: UN Peacekeeping chief

‘We need support’: UN Peacekeeping chief

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UN peacekeepers are facing increasing threats: fatalities are the highest in a generation, equipment is often inadequate, and political processes in many places are fragile or absent. 

Within this context, the Secretary-General launched the Action for Peacekeeping Initiative (A4P) earlier this year.

It is designed to renew political support for UN peacekeeping, and to make operations more effective, safer and better designed to advance political settlements.

The person charged with carrying out this mission is Jean-Pierre Lacroix, the head of Peacekeeping at the UN.

Ahead of the High-Level event on A4P at UN Headquarters in New York on Tuesday, Conor Lennon from UN News interviewed Mr. Lacroix about some of challenges currently facing UN Peacekeeping.

Audio Credit
Conor Lennon, UN News
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6'19"
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UN Photo/Manuel Elías