Peacekeeping: Ceasefire monitoring is about acting on the ground - DPO Briefing | United Nations

Briefing by Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, on the United Nations peacekeeping operations, during the 9892nd meeting of the Security Council. ------------------------------------ Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix highlighted the role of UN peacekeeping in ceasefire monitoring and said advances in technology “offer us the ability to extend and increase our impact and efficient use of resources by deploying monitoring capabilities far beyond the traditional demilitarized zones.” Lacroix told the Security Council that “today’s operating environment is increasingly dynamic and often characterized by hybrid threats that blur the boundaries among domains,” and in this context, “ceasefire monitoring can no longer be just about being present; it is about rapidly understanding and acting on what is happening on the ground.” He said the UN’s Digital Transformation Strategy’s integrated platforms “enable the tracking of ceasefire violations in near-real time, while mobile tools facilitate the rapid reporting and verification of incidents. In Lebanon, Lacroix said, the un peacekeeping mission in the country (UNIFIL) “has adopted a new posture to be fully responsive to the new reality and is instrumental in supporting the parties to uphold the cessation of hostilities and this through the five objectives of its Adaptation Plan.” He stressed that “while peacekeeping can be an integral part of the ceasefire monitoring regime, the success of any ceasefire remains the sole responsibility of the parties,” and emphasised that “the support of Member States, the support of host government and host parties, and more importantly, the support of this Council to our peacekeeping operations will continue to be absolutely essential if we are to succeed in the implementation of our mandate.”


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