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The United Nations Secretariat and the Republic of Ghana announced that the 2023 UN Peacekeeping Ministerial meeting will take place in Accra, Ghana on 5-6 December. UNIFEED

Briefing the Security Council, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, said, “Peacekeeping is not a magic wand to help a country return to stability, but with the support of a unified international community, political processes, and peace agreements have been successfully implemented.” UNIFEED

Jean-Pierre Lacroix, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, arrived in Mali for a two-day working visit. The purpose of his visit was to meet with national authorities in preparation for the planned withdrawal of the UN mission by December 31. MINUSMA

The head of the Peace Operations department, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, said, “the role of military components in the Protection of Civilians through prevention and response is a key one for the importance of peace operations.” UNIFEED

Ahead of COP 28, being held in Dubai from 30 November to 12 December, the United Nations kept a sharp focus on the issue of climate change during the month of June. UNIFEED / FILE

The head of the Peace Operations department, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, said, “We already see a strong correlation between Member States facing fragility and those facing climate change. Of the 16 countries that are the most climate vulnerable, nine of them host a UN field mission, namely Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, South Sudan, Afghanistan, Somalia, Mali, Haiti and Yemen.” UNIFEED

Jean-Pierre Lacroix, the under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, wrapped up his trip to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. MONUSCO

United Nations Peacekeeping marked its 75th anniversary by participating in a special Inside Out art project at New York’s historic Times Square, with black and white posters covering the iconic space showing portraits of UN peacekeepers, community members and other partners. UNIFEED

On International Day of UN Peacekeepers, Peacekeeping Chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix said United Nations peacekeepers, despite challenges, “preserve ceasefires from collapse” and “protect every single day hundreds of thousands of civilians.” UNIFEED

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