"DEPARTMENT OF PEACE OPERATIONS - DPO"

Speaking by videoconference, the Head of UN Peacekeeping Jean-Pierre Lacroix told a Security Council open meeting on Abyei that the humanitarian situation has deteriorated in the region due to intracommunal violence. UNIFEED

In the presence of the Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, a memorial service took place in Goma for eight peacekeepers from Pakistan, Russia and Serbia who lost their lives in a helicopter crash. MONUSCO

At least 25 United Nations staff members and associated personnel were killed in deliberate attacks during 2021, according to the Standing Committee for the Security and Independence of the International Civil Service of the United Nations Staff Union. UNIFEED

Following the conclusion of UN Police Week, which took place virtually this year, the Director of the UN Police Division, Luís Carrilho, said, “for the first time ever, women lead six major United Nations Police components.” UNIFEED

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