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  1. “Former Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold once said: "The concept of loyalty is distorted when it is understood to mean blind acceptance. It is correctly interpreted when it is assumed to cover honest criticism." That is our main message today. Our loyalty to and trust in United Nations peacekeeping remains firm, but our loyalty also requires us to continue to critically assess and review our respective roles and responsibilities. We must move from talk to action.”

    2018-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8218 (2018) · source

  2. “Even if there are many challenges ahead of us that can be solved only by all of us together - the Security Council, the Secretariat, troop-contributing countries and host nations - we have seen successes in peacekeeping missions. The United Nations Mission in Liberia, which is closing after 15 years, is a powerful example of the positive contribution that peacekeeping can bring by supporting national efforts to build sustainable peace and stability. Careful and early planning for the transition across the whole of the United Nations, including through the Peacebuilding Commission, has also laid the foundation for those gains to be sustained into the future. A long- term commitment and adequate support and funding are needed to ensure that this is possible. We must learn from those kinds of success stories.”

    2018-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8218 (2018) · source

  3. “With regional organizations actively engaged in political processes and security efforts in United Nations mission settings, strategic coherence is a prerequisite for success. Our interventions should be based on a joint political strategy that clarifies roles, end states and mandates. Training and capacity-building, counter- terrorism operations, and the fight against human trafficking and organized crime also need to be part of the dialogue with partners. In addition, frank discussions should characterize our relations with host nations, before and during the deployment of missions. We need the political will to be open and transparent on mission performance, and the courage to continuously ask ourselves how we can do better and to act when we can. Let me end on a positive note.”

    2018-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8218 (2018) · source

  4. “To achieve that, we need to hold troop-contributing countries accountable, support capacity-building with mobile training teams and focus on training Headquarters staff and on the selection of qualified staff officers. The sexual exploitation and abuse of the most vulnerable people by those sent to protect them is a despicable act. We strongly support ongoing efforts to prevent and combat sexual exploitation and abuse within the United Nations system. However, more can and must be done, including ensuring that all perpetrators are held to account. The Secretary-General's proposed measures must now be properly implemented so that zero tolerance of sexual harassment becomes a reality. That is crucial to maintaining the legitimacy of peacekeeping. Thirdly, peace is best pursued in partnership.”

    2018-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8218 (2018) · source

  5. “That, together with the multidimensional nature of peace operations, requires well-prepared and cohesive leadership with clarity of roles in crisis management situations. Current selection processes for senior mission leadership should be reviewed and thejoint training of management teams enhanced, encompassing both civilian and military staff, and also police components. The legitimacy of peacekeeping depends on the performance and accountability of troops. We all have responsibilities in that regard. Uniformed units must have the right training, skills and equipment to be able to protect civilians and themselves and to deliver on mandates in accordance with applicable law.”

    2018-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8218 (2018) · source

  6. “Three aspects are particularly important in that regard: situational awareness, adequate leadership and the performance of troops. In our own experience with MINUSMA, peacekeeping intelligence is vital to ensure informed decisions and operational planning, as the President highlighted. Joint analysis and information-sharing must be systematized from the outset of a mission in order to contribute to more effective protection of civilians and of United Nations personnel. It is also crucial that missions are able and ready to act on the information and early warnings they receive. That brings me to the issue of leadership. The Secretary-General's reform agenda foresees greater delegation of authority to the field.”

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  7. “The Security Council should be provided, ahead of mandate renewals, with information on options and trade-offs between mission tasks, costs, safety and security and resources and on significant changes in operational environments. We always need to apply a gender perspective and a whole-of-mission approach and make sure that gender-disaggregated data is available. Integrated analysis should also guide the force generation process. Reporting on risks and under-performance, in particular as related to the protection of civilians, must be coherent and systematic. We need to encourage and find models for frank dialogue in that regard, bringing together all the relevant actors. Secondly, visions and mandates must be translated into results on the ground. Peace operations must be integrated and fit for purpose.”

    2018-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8218 (2018) · source

  8. “Sweden currently deploys about 350 military, police, correction officers and civilians to United Nations peacekeeping and contributes approximately $70 million to peacekeeping operations per year. In 2014, Sweden reinforced its contribution to United Nations peacekeeping through its contribution to the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA). Drawing on that experience, I would like to raise three points in particular that we believe would contribute to more effective peacekeeping. First, let us ensure that we can make informed decisions. The purpose of today's debate is to clarify the responsibilities of each and every actor involved in peacekeeping. To assume those responsibilities and make informed decisions, we need the relevant facts.”

    2018-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8218 (2018) · source

  9. “Therefore, Sweden stands firmly behind the Secretary-General's reform agenda, putting prevention and sustaining peace at the heart of our efforts. Peacekeeping is one of the instruments available in that regard, and effective and efficient peacekeeping can reduce the human suffering costs and save resources in the long run. Our guiding principle must be to make the most possible difference on the ground. Like the Netherlands, Sweden has a long and broad history in United Nations peacekeeping operations. Since 1948, when the first observers were sent to the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization, more than 80,000 Swedish women and men have participated in United Nations peace operations.”

    2018-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8218 (2018) · source

  10. “In recent years, important and thorough reviews have been conducted, seeking to adapt United Nations peace operations in light of changing conflict dynamics and limited resources. Yet progress on implementation has been limited. We welcome renewed efforts, spearheaded by the Secretary-General, to strengthen global partnerships for peacekeeping and to move from policy to practice and from words to action. We need more action. Otherwise, we will not make peace operations fit for the twenty-first century. We must strive to ensure that the United Nations as a whole is able to engage early, flexibly and effectively across the conflict spectrum. That is essential if we are to deliver on our ultimate goal of peace, security and sustainable development.”

    2018-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8218 (2018) · source

  11. “Let me begin by thanking the Secretary-General, the Chairperson of the African Union Commission and especially Ms. Fatimata Toure for their very strong testimony to what this all about. Let me also thank you, Mr. President, for offering a platform for today's discussion. I align myself with the statement to be delivered later today on behalf of the Nordic countries. Never has the world been in greater need of effective peacekeeping, and never have the challenges peacekeepers encounter been more complex or more immense. Consequently, it has never been more important for United Nations peace operations to be optimally configured to deliver for peace and security and to meet today's challenges.”

    2018-03-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8218 (2018) · source