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UN to use technology, medical capacity to improve peacekeeping
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 23 - 11 - 2021

Beginning on December 7, ministers from around the world will discuss the technology and medical capacity building of UN Peacekeeping, UN officials said at a press conference on Monday.
The Seoul UN Peacekeeping Ministerial will gather in Korea, more than 700 people from 155 countries, including foreign and defense ministers, heads of international organizations, academics, and journalists.
The two-day event is the latest in a series of meetings at the head of State, Government or ministerial level since 2014. The last was held in 2019 in New York.
Speaking to journalists, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, said that peacekeepers "are facing increasingly daunting challenges."
"They need support from the Secretariat and they need support from our Member States and that's really what we expect from the Seoul meeting", he explained.
Under-Secretary-General for Operational Support Atul Khare, added that the complex environments in which the missions operate require creative and agile solutions.
"Technology can make our missions and camps 'smarter,' more integrated, efficient, effective, safer and allow for end-to-end service delivery and operational support while minimizing environmental footprint", he explained.
In this area, the Ministerial will draw on the Strategy for the Digital Transformation of UN Peacekeeping.
Technology can also help provide timely and quality medical care to peacekeepers.
"We have made important progress in addressing the gaps in medical support in peacekeeping missions, but much more needs to be done", Khare said.
During the event, he expects Member States to contribute to several initiatives, such as a new Casualty Tracking System, a Mental Health Strategy for uniformed personnel, and a Public Health Surveillance System.
Women and environment
Women, Peace, and Security, which has been a key focus of previous Ministerial meetings, will have a dedicated side event.
The Under-Secretary-General highlighted the "urgency" of accelerating this agenda, saying "gender parity is a non-negotiable priority, and it's more than a numbers issue".
"There is abundant evidence that shows how women's participation improves peacekeeping performance", he explained.
As reducing the carbon footprint of peacekeeping missions is a key environmental objective, Mr. Khare hopes to see Member States discuss opportunities to curtail its impact.
Under-Secretary-General for Management Strategy, Policy and Compliance Catherine Pollard pointed to efforts that would strengthen the accountability of peacekeepers.
Against the backdrop that the UN lives with the risk of sexual exploitation and abuse wherever it operates, she described it as "one of the most serious issues of accountability" for the Organization, adding that it is "a particularly insidious breach of trust to those we are mandated to serve and protect".
Pollard said that the UN will recall to Member States, techniques to manage exploitation risks, including by training commanders who will be deployed in the field.
"We will particularly use the occasion of the Ministerial to advance our approach to addressing paternity and child support claims that arise from allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse, which are difficult claims with very human consequences", she stated.
The event is a follow-up conference to the UN Leaders' Summit on Peacekeeping in 2015, which was co-hosted by former President of the United States Barack Obama and former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
UN Peacekeeping helps countries torn apart by conflict to create conditions for lasting peace.
Its unique strengths include legitimacy, burden sharing, and an ability to deploy and sustain troops and police from around the globe – integrating them with civilian peacekeepers to advance multidimensional mandates.
Over the past 70 years, more than one million men and women have served under the UN flag in more than 70 UN peacekeeping operations. — UN News


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