ISLAMABAD – At the United Nations, Pakistan has underscored the need forensuring not only the security of the UN peacekeepers operating in the hotspots around the world, but also safety of the personnel in equal measure.
It was stated by Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations,Maleeha Lodhi at a peacekeeping event co-hosted by Pakistan at UNHeadquarters in New York.
She, voicing concern over the increasing number of fatalities suffered byUnited Nations peacekeepers operating in hot spots around the world, saidwhile security will remain a challenge and will vary from mission tomission, the safety side of the coin can be addressed by adequatelyequipping peacekeepers with training, necessary equipment, and betterhealth facilities on the ground.
It was the first meeting on triangular formula — training, capacitybuilding, safety and security and performance — that comprised China,Egypt, Indonesia and Morocco.
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Maleeha Lodhi said 193 peacekeepers lost their lives due to deliberateattacks, 117 due to accidents, 231 as a result of illness and 69 werelisted under other causes between the year 2014 and 2019.
The Pakistani envoy said it is important for the troop and policecontributing countries, the Security Council and the Secretariat to worktogether enabling better decision making related to planning ofpeacekeeping missions.
