"DEPARTMENT OF PEACE OPERATIONS - DPO"

Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix joined a patrol of the Blue Line with Ghanaian peacekeepers and Lebanese Armed Forces soldiers. UNIFIL

Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix witnessed a fuel handover from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) to strengthen the capacity of the Lebanese Armed Forces. UNIFIL

The United Nations Peacekeeping Chief, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, told the Security Council that current challenges to global peace, security and development, “will increasingly call for unique and specific policing responses.” UNIFEED

Secretary- General António Guterres said, in a world that is “transforming at breakneck speed,” peacebuilding gains on the African continent and elsewhere “are reversing.” UNIFEED

Peacekeeping Chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix told the Security Council that “notable progress” has been made in addressing the priorities outlined in Action for Peacekeeping Plus (A4P+) and called for “stronger and more unified support from the Council to advance the political efforts of our operations.” UNIFEED

Unanimously adopting resolution 2639 (2022), Security Council renews mandate of United Nations Disengagement Observer Force for six months.

On Peacekeepers Day, United Nations officials expressed concern about deteriorating political and security conditions affecting peacekeeping operations. UNIFEED

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