China News Agency, United Nations, April 27 (Reporter Madelin) The United Nations peacekeepers security team was established at the United Nations headquarters in New York on the 27th, with China, Brazil, Indonesia and Rwanda serving as co-chairs.
The group was jointly initiated by China, Brazil, Indonesia and Rwanda. Its members include Russia, the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Japan, Morocco, South Africa, Pakistan, India, Egypt, Ethiopia, and the Arab League and other 49 countries and regional organizations, covering The main peacekeeping operations are troop-contributing countries, police-contributing countries, contributors and host countries.
Ambassador Zhang Jun, Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations, presided over the online launching ceremony that day.
He said that the establishment of a peacekeeper security team aims to build a platform, strengthen information communication, promote policy coordination, improve capacity building, and is committed to further enhancing the safety of peacekeepers and promote substantive progress in the security agenda of peacekeepers.
Zhang Jun said that UN peacekeeping operations are an important means of maintaining international peace and security, and peacekeepers have become valuable assets for international peace.
Over the past 70 years, more than 3,000 peacekeepers from more than 120 countries have sacrificed their lives in peacekeeping posts.
At present, the new crown pneumonia epidemic is superimposed on regional hot spots, ethnic conflicts, terrorism, improvised explosive devices and other threats. The security risks of peacekeepers are rising. Since the beginning of this year, 49 peacekeepers have given their precious lives for the cause of peace.
Improving the safety of peacekeepers is a systematic project that depends on the joint participation of all parties to form a joint effort.
Zhang Jun emphasized that the team should conduct in-depth research on new issues and challenges in the field of peacekeepers' safety, and encourage member states to pay more attention, raise awareness, and form a consensus.
Ensuring the safety of peacekeepers requires not only policy guidance, but also concrete actions.
It is necessary to promote the transformation of the consensus of member states into specific actions at the mission level to truly improve the level of security of peacekeepers.
It is necessary to strengthen the exchange of experience, and in response to the outstanding problems in the implementation of peacekeepers’ safety measures, encourage member states to strengthen exchanges of experience, conduct case studies, strive to form best practices, and promote the resolution of difficult problems.
More than 150 guests including Lacroix, Deputy Secretary-General for UN Peace Operations, Michat, Deputy Secretary-General for Security Affairs, and permanent representatives, deputy representatives and military advisers of relevant countries to the UN attended the launching ceremony.
Participants praised China for taking the lead in setting up a security team for peacekeepers, saying that it is urgent to improve the security of peacekeepers and the time is right to set up the team.
China’s promotion of the security of peacekeepers demonstrates its solid support for multilateralism and the work of the United Nations.
All parties reaffirmed their commitment to enhancing the safety of peacekeepers, and will actively participate in group activities, promote the improvement of the level of security of peacekeepers, reduce the safety risks of peacekeepers, and give better play to the important role of peacekeeping operations in international peace and security.
China is the second largest UN peacekeeping contributor and the largest troop contributor among the permanent members of the Security Council.
At present, more than 2,500 Chinese peacekeepers are performing tasks in 8 mission areas, and they are responsible for patrolling, guarding, demining, medical treatment, engineering, and air transportation.
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