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UN Under-Sec-Gen for peacekeeping operations due in city today

June 24, 2018 00:00:00


UN Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix arrives in Dhaka today (Sunday) on a three-day visit, reports UNB.

He will also visit Nepal, India, and Pakistan until July 03.

Lacroix will visit Dhaka, following which he will travel to Kathmandu, Nepal, according to his travel announcement.

Lacroix will then travel to New Delhi, before concluding his trip to the region with a visit to Islamabad.

Together, troops and police from these four countries make up close to one-third of some 91,000 uniformed personnel across 14 UN peacekeeping operations.

The purpose of Lacroix's visit is to thank the four countries for their service and sacrifice in the name of peace, as well as to update on ongoing reforms in the UN peace and security reform area, and specifically the UN Secretary-General's Action for Peacekeeping (A4P) initiative to make peacekeeping more focused, safer and stronger.


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