"DEPARTMENT OF PEACE OPERATIONS - DPO"

The United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) has announced the decision by the Secretariat to repatriate all Gabonese military units from the Central African Republic, effective immediately, a UN spokesperson said. UNIFEED

Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix met with women peacekeepers and women advocacy groups as he continues his official visit to South Sudan. UNMISS

As part of a four-day mission to South Sudan, Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix visited Malakal, in the Upper Nile region, to see first-hand the impact of flooding on local communities. UNMISS

Peacekeeping Chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix said “this is a time of extreme challenges and danger for all Mali and the region,” expressing concern that the arrest Monday of President Bah N’Daw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane along with other leaders of the transitional government, “might further undermine jeopardize the joint efforts that we absolutely need to make to address those key challenges in Mali.” UNIFEED

Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix told the Security Council that “peacekeeping operations continue to operate in complex environments, where they face an increasing number of attacks against their personnel by hostile actors” and said, “one peacekeeper lost continues to be one too many.” UNIFEED

Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix told the Security Council that the fight against terrorist groups in the Sahel region “has intensified and continued to mobilize at regional, continental and international levels, despite the ongoing context of the COVID-19 pandemic.” UNIFEED

Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix said increasing the number of women in peacekeeping “is not enough,” and stressed the need to “transform our institutions and the way we do things.” UNIFEED

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Ahead of the third anniversary since Action for Peacekeeping (A4P) was launched by Secretary-General António Guterres, Peacekeeping Chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix said, “A4P is a comprehensive initiative. It’s about improving performance; it’s about improving the impact of peacekeeping; It’s about improving the safety and security of our peacekeepers, but it’s also the protection of the communities we serve.” UNIFEED

Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix told the Security Council that despite a “very fragile situation,” the Central African Republic “is on track to successfully conclude a democratic transfer of power within the constitutional timeline, which is a major achievement.” UNIFEED