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The Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, Stéphane Dujarric, expressed regret at the decision of the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to request that the spokesperson of the UN peacekeeping mission (MONUSCO) to depart the country. UNIFEED

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

During a visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), UN peacekeeping chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix stressed that attacks against displaced person are unacceptable and called on the authorities to thoroughly investigate these grave incidents. UNITED NATIONS

Top UN officials today briefed reporters on the upcoming 2021 Seoul UN Peacekeeping Ministerial Meeting, which will focus on achieving concrete and tangible outcomes to improve peacekeeping operations, in line with ongoing peacekeeping reform efforts. UNIFEED

UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix said the G5-Sahel Joint Force is at “a crossroads and there is a risk that it will lose the gains that have been made,” and stressed that it is the “collective responsibility of the international community to support the commendable efforts” made by the countries of the region. UNIFEED

UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, said the women, peace and security agenda is “infused in all aspects” of the UN’s Action for Peacekeeping implementation strategy (A4P+) and remains the “foundation for improving” the overall effectiveness of peacekeeping operations. UNIFEED

Nepali peacekeeper Sangya Malla serving in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) received the UN Woman Police Officer of the Year Award. UNIFEED

UN peacekeeping chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix said, “it is encouraging that both South Sudan and Sudan have now established national committees on the question of Abyei, and the warming of their relations was visible in Abyei, where most of the threats to the community were of a criminal nature, not of military nature.” UNIFEED