This
year, the United Nations is celebrating its 70th anniversary. It is a year to
highlight and reflect upon seven decades of global collaboration to promote
peace, security, human rights, development and our joint efforts to conquer
some of the most pressing challenges facing our world.
Antonio Guterres, Secretary
General.
On
May 29th, 1948, the United Nations Security Council authorized the
first United Nations Peacekeeping Operations the UN Truce Supervision Organization
in the Middle East. On this 70th anniversary, we express our
gratitude to the more than one million men and women who have served under the
UN flag, saving countless lives. We honour the more than 3,700 blue helmets who
paid the ultimate price. And we pay tribute to the fourteen missions working
around the clock today to protect people and advance the cause of peace.
This
year, I will spend International Day of United Nations Peacekeeping in Mali to
express my solidarity with colleagues facing high casualties and enormous volatility.
As we recognize a legacy of service and sacrifice around the World, I am also
committed to taking action for peacekeeping – action to make our operations
safer and more effective in today’s challenging environments. We also are
committed to reinforcing the important role our forces must play in promoting
human rights and addressing sexual exploitation and abuse.
United
Nations peacekeeping is a proven investment in global peace, security and
prosperity. Together, let us pledge to do all we can, to enable that mission to
succeed. Thank you.
#UnitedNationsPeacekeeping (1948-2018)
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