peacekeeping

Calling for more diplomacy, dialogue and mediation to head off conflicts before they break out, United Nations officials has urged a gathering of world leaders to help strengthen a new approach to sustaining peace, which aims to put prevention at the heart of the UN's work.

With UN ‘blue helmets’ facing increasingly grave threats, including armed groups with no interest in peace, the UN peacekeeping chief has called for greater political engagement and leadership from the Security Council and the world body’s Member countries to ensure UN troops  and the populations they serve are better protected.

The UN Secretary-General has called a crisis meeting on the situation in South Sudan and proposed reinforcing the UN peacekeeping force in a bid to stem the conflict.