UN / PEACEKEEPING PROTECION OF CIVILIANS
22-May-2023
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Peacekeeping Chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix said that in a divided Security Council, only “the intermediate goals of peacekeeping,” such as preserving ceasefires and protecting civilians, can be reached. UNIFEED
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STORY: UN / PEACEKEEPING PROTECION OF CIVILIANS
TRT: 02:10
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LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 22 MAY 2023, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
TRT: 02:10
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 22 MAY 2023, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
SHOTLIST
FILE- NEW YORK CITY
1. Pan right, mural outside United Nations Headquarters
22 MAY 2023, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, conference room
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, United Nations:
“As we all know, we have a divided membership. And therefore, we are only able to reach what I call the intermediate goals of peacekeeping. So, essentially preserving ceasefires and protecting civilians. I think it's important to highlight the critical importance of these intermediate goals, because they're often underreported. I think there are many situations where hostilities would resume if we didn't have these peacekeepers to protect the ceasefire.”
4. Wide shot, conference room
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, United Nations:
“Peacekeeping is primarily a political tool. Whatever the mandate, the peacekeeping operations are always, always have a political purpose, and indeed, we can only achieve true protection of civilians with durable political solutions. And this is what peacekeeping has achieved very often over the last decades.”
6. Wide shot, conference room
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, United Nations:
“There are hundreds of thousands of civilians that are protected by our peacekeepers, in various contexts, in the vulnerable locations, in IDP camps, and remote locations. And peacekeepers are instrumental, in many cases, making the difference between life and death for the civilians. However, the challenge of protection of civilians in our mandate is the discrepancy between expectations and what we can achieve.”
8. Wide shot, conference room
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, United Nations:
“To be successful and to remain effective, peacekeeping must continue to adapt as it has these past 75 years. We must build on both our good practices and our lessons learned yesterday, apply them in our varied contexts today, and also look ahead to the new and emerging issues of tomorrow.”
10. Wide shot, end of meeting
1. Pan right, mural outside United Nations Headquarters
22 MAY 2023, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, conference room
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, United Nations:
“As we all know, we have a divided membership. And therefore, we are only able to reach what I call the intermediate goals of peacekeeping. So, essentially preserving ceasefires and protecting civilians. I think it's important to highlight the critical importance of these intermediate goals, because they're often underreported. I think there are many situations where hostilities would resume if we didn't have these peacekeepers to protect the ceasefire.”
4. Wide shot, conference room
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, United Nations:
“Peacekeeping is primarily a political tool. Whatever the mandate, the peacekeeping operations are always, always have a political purpose, and indeed, we can only achieve true protection of civilians with durable political solutions. And this is what peacekeeping has achieved very often over the last decades.”
6. Wide shot, conference room
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, United Nations:
“There are hundreds of thousands of civilians that are protected by our peacekeepers, in various contexts, in the vulnerable locations, in IDP camps, and remote locations. And peacekeepers are instrumental, in many cases, making the difference between life and death for the civilians. However, the challenge of protection of civilians in our mandate is the discrepancy between expectations and what we can achieve.”
8. Wide shot, conference room
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, United Nations:
“To be successful and to remain effective, peacekeeping must continue to adapt as it has these past 75 years. We must build on both our good practices and our lessons learned yesterday, apply them in our varied contexts today, and also look ahead to the new and emerging issues of tomorrow.”
10. Wide shot, end of meeting
STORYLINE
Peacekeeping Chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix today (22 May) said that in a divided Security Council, only “the intermediate goals peacekeeping,” such as preserving ceasefires and protecting civilians, can be reached.
Speaking on the occasion of the sixth edition of the Protection of Civilians (PoC) week, Lacroix stressed that peacekeeping is “primarily a political tool,” and said, “we can only achieve true protection of civilians with durable political solutions. And this is what peacekeeping has achieved very often over the last decades.”
He noted that “there are hundreds of thousands of civilians that are protected by our peacekeepers,” adding that “peacekeepers are instrumental, in many cases, making the difference between life and death for the civilians.”
However, Lacroix said, “the challenge of protection of civilians in our mandate is the discrepancy between expectations and what we can achieve.”
He said, “to be successful and to remain effective, peacekeeping must continue to adapt as it has these past 75 years. We must build on both our good practices and our lessons learned yesterday, apply them in our varied contexts today, and also look ahead to the new and emerging issues of tomorrow.”
Today’s meeting, “United Nations Peacekeeping at 75: Protection of Civilians Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow,” was co-organized by the Permanent Missions of Canada, Ghana and Indonesia, the Department of Peace Operations (DPO) and the International Peace Institute (IPI).
Speaking on the occasion of the sixth edition of the Protection of Civilians (PoC) week, Lacroix stressed that peacekeeping is “primarily a political tool,” and said, “we can only achieve true protection of civilians with durable political solutions. And this is what peacekeeping has achieved very often over the last decades.”
He noted that “there are hundreds of thousands of civilians that are protected by our peacekeepers,” adding that “peacekeepers are instrumental, in many cases, making the difference between life and death for the civilians.”
However, Lacroix said, “the challenge of protection of civilians in our mandate is the discrepancy between expectations and what we can achieve.”
He said, “to be successful and to remain effective, peacekeeping must continue to adapt as it has these past 75 years. We must build on both our good practices and our lessons learned yesterday, apply them in our varied contexts today, and also look ahead to the new and emerging issues of tomorrow.”
Today’s meeting, “United Nations Peacekeeping at 75: Protection of Civilians Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow,” was co-organized by the Permanent Missions of Canada, Ghana and Indonesia, the Department of Peace Operations (DPO) and the International Peace Institute (IPI).
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