The United Nations hosted the 2019 United Nations Peacekeeping Ministerial on Uniformed Capabilities, Performance and Protection on 29 March 2019 at United Nations Headquarters in New York.
Building on the ongoing effort to strengthen peacekeeping operations through the Secretary-General’s Action for Peacekeeping initiative (A4P) and the previous peacekeeping ministerials and summits in New York (2014), the Leaders’ Summit on Peacekeeping in New York (2015) and the Paris (2016), London (2016), and Vancouver (2017), the meeting presents an opportunity to discuss and generate the specialized capabilities necessary for contemporary United Nations peacekeeping, with a specific focus on uniformed capabilities, performance and the protection of civilians.
The objective is for ministers from around the world to reaffirm their commitment to UN peacekeeping and discuss concrete ways their countries will work towards strengthening uniformed capabilities, performance and the protection of civilians in UN Peacekeeping. In particular the ministerial aims to:
- Continue to generate specialized, high-performing capabilities for UN peacekeeping to meet evolving needs and address new challenges, particularly high-capacity enablers, rapidly deployable capabilities, francophone units and more women peacekeepers;
- Strengthen compliance with training and performance standards, including to address safety and security issues; and
- Leverage political momentum to assist the UN in its reform efforts, further galvanizing Member State support for implementation of A4P commitments.
The 2019 Peacekeeping Ministerial will build on the discussions of the preparatory meetings held in Montevideo on training and capacity building, The Hague on protection and performance, and Addis Ababa on women, peace and security.
Strengthening Peacekeeping Uniformed Capabilities, Performance and Protection
In the course of the meeting, Ministers are expected to highlight progress on relevant commitments made by Member States in the Declaration of Shared Commitments on United Nations Peacekeeping Operations, as well as announce specific pledges of key peacekeeping capabilities requested in the United Nations Peacekeeping Uniformed Capability Requirements Paper, including training and capacity-building support, support to the women peace and security agenda, and related partnership initiatives.
The event will be open to media and webcast live on UNWebTV.
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UNWebTV video archives of the 2019 Peacekeeping Ministerial
- Part 1 UN Peacekeeping Ministerial: Uniformed Capabilities, Performance & Protection
- Part 2 UN Peacekeeping Ministerial: Uniformed Capabilities, Performance & Protection
Photo gallery
Pledges announced
- Pledge list (as of 24 April)
- Note to correspondents
Statements
- Secretary-General António Guterres
- UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie
- Under-Secretary-General Jean-Pierre Lacroix
- Under-Secretary-General Atul Khare
- Under-Secretary-General Jan Beagle
- Lt. Cdr. Marcia Andrade Braga
- Chair's summary
Member States
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Australia
- Austria
- Bangladesh
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Belgium
- Brazil (Portuguese)
- Cambodia
- Canada
- Chile
- China
- Congo, Republic of
- Cyprus
- Egypt (Arabic)
- El Salvador
- Estonia
- Ethiopia
- Finland
- France
- Gambia
- Germany
- Ghana
- Greece
- Guatemala (Spanish)
- Guinea
- India
- Indonesia
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Japan
- Jordan
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Lithuania
- Malawi
- Mexico
- Mongolia
- Morocco
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- Nigeria
- Norway
- Peru
- Pakistan
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Russian Federation
- Rwanda
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- Slovenia (French)
- South Africa
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Sweden
- Thailand
- Uganda
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Uruguay
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Supporting organisations
- European Union (EU)
- North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
Progress and Best Practices
- Women, Peace and Security Highlights of UN Peacekeeping (2023 Annual Report)
- Women, Peace and Security Highlights of UN Peacekeeping (2022 Annual Report)
- Practice note: Women's leadership and meaningful participation in peacekeeping contexts (December 2021)
- Fact sheet: Women’s participation in peace and political processes (June 2021)
- Leaders and Changemakers: Women Driving Sustainable Peace and Security Outcomes (2021 Annual Report)
- Leaders and Changemakers: Women Transforming Peace and Security Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic (2020 Annual Report)
- Leaders and Changemakers: Women Shaping Peace (2019 Annual Report)
- The Department of Peace Operations' Commitment to Accelerating the WPS Agenda
- Women's Participation
- Strengthening Accountability