Speeches and statements

Martin Nesirky: Good afternoon, welcome to the briefing. I am joined by Under‑Secretary‑General Hervé Ladsous, who is of course the Under‑Secretary‑General for Peacekeeping Operations. He is here for his end‑of‑year press…

Good morning, ladies and gentleman. It is my sincere pleasure to be with you this morning, along with Under-Secretary-General Ameerah Haq to share our perspectives and hear from you on the key challenges and opportunities…

Mr. Chairperson, Distinguished Delegates, It is a pleasure for me to be here today together with Under-Secretary-General Hervé Ladsous. Thank you for this opportunity to present to you highlights in the work of the Department…

Delivered on 9 September 2013 in Auckland, New Zealand. Major General Gawn, General Odierno, Distinguished Participants, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a pleasure to be here in Auckland with you at the Pacific Armies Chiefs…

Assalam Alaikum. May ya haan aakar bahut khush hoon! [I am so happy to be here.] It is a great honour and privilege for me on the occasion of my visit to Pakistan to participate in the inauguration ceremony for this Centre…

I have seen the bravery of Chinese blue helmets helping struggling communities around the world. China provides more peacekeepers to the United Nations than all of the four other permanent members combined. I applaud this…

Excellencies, Secretary‑General, Colleagues, Ladies and gentlemen, I am honoured to be here with you today, and join the Secretary‑General as we pay tribute to our peacekeeping colleagues who have shown the last full measure…

By Hervé Ladsous, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for peacekeeping operations The history of United Nations peacekeeping is one of innovation and adaptation. Until some twenty years ago, UN peacekeeping seemed a more…

I am honoured to award the Dag Hammarskjöld medal to 103 peacekeepers who died while serving the United Nations in 2012. I am deeply saddened to report that this marks the fifth year in a row that more than 100 peacekeepers…

Please join me in observing a moment of silence in honour of all peacekeeping officers who have lost their lives while serving the United Nations. Thank you. Today we honour the 111 heroes who died last year while serving…

Madame Chair, Distinguished Delegates, It is a pleasure to appear before you today, together with the UnderSecretary-General for Peacekeeping, Hervé Ladsous, at the outset of the C34’s substantive session. This Committee…

We are honoured to have the Foreign Secretary of Pakistan here to preside over this important debate and we thank you for this initiative. Pakistan is the single largest troop contributor to United Nations peacekeeping. Its…