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UN Peacekeeping Chief To Visit India

The peacekeeping chief of the United Nations is visiting India, one of its most significant troop contributors.

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The United Nations peacekeeping chief is undertaking a visit to India, among the largest troop-contributing countries for its operations. 바카라 웹사이트

Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix will visit India, the United Arab Emirates, Pakistan, and Japan. The multi-nation trip starts Thursday and will continue until October 15.

Stéphane Dujarric, the spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, told reporters Wednesday that in New Delhi, Lacroix will participate in a two-day meeting organised by the Challenges Forum, which brings together leading policymakers, practitioners, and academics on key issues linked to peace operations. 바카라 웹사이트

The head of UN peacekeeping will then travel to Abu Dhabi, Islamabad, and Tokyo. 바카라 웹사이트

Dujarric said the purpose of Lacroix라이브 바카라 visit is to thank the countries for their contributions and support to UN peacekeeping as well as to update them on progress in enhancing the effectiveness of peacekeeping. 바카라 웹사이트

During his trip, Lacroix will meet senior government officials. 바카라 웹사이트

According to information on the website of Challenges Forum, the event CAF22 will "gather partners and key stakeholders" on October 6-7 to "discuss how future peace operations can remain relevant in a world of growing geopolitical friction". 바카라 웹사이트

The CAF22 will be co-hosted by the organisation라이브 바카라 Indian partner the United Service Institution of India (USI). Under the overarching theme "Future of Peace Operations", the three sub-themes for the forum are "Place for Preventive Deployment in Diplomacy", "Protection of Civilians in Peace Operation" and "Protecting the Protectors".바카라 웹사이트

India is one of the largest troop and police contributing countries to UN peacekeeping missions and more than 5,700 Indian peacekeepers are deployed in nine out of 12 UN peacekeeping missions at present. 바카라 웹사이트

Since the 1950s, India has cumulatively deployed more than 260,000 troops to the missions. Through the years, 177 Indian peacekeepers have made the supreme sacrifice, the highest from any troop-contributing country.

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