Cho Hyun, UN Ambassador: "Korea Actively Supports UN PKO Activities Amid COVID-19 Situation"
[Asia Economy New York=Correspondent Baek Jong-min] The Permanent Mission to the United Nations announced on the 1st (local time) that Cho Hyun, the Ambassador to the UN, hosted a "Group of Friends of Peace Operations virtual meeting" and pledged to actively support UN peace operations amid the COVID-19 situation.
At the meeting, Ambassador Cho emphasized the need to strengthen medical capabilities to ensure the safety of UN PKO personnel under the COVID-19 circumstances, and stated that South Korea, as the host country of the UN Peacekeeping Ministerial Meeting in April 2021, will continue to contribute to advancing discussions related to enhancing health capabilities.
Atul Khare, Under-Secretary-General for the UN Department of Operational Support (DOS), expressed gratitude for South Korea’s cooperation, noting that COVID-19 is spreading in Africa where most PKOs operate, and that the UN is equipped with Korean-made diagnostic kits to prepare against the spread of COVID-19 within PKOs.
The Group of Friends of Peace Operations was established in 2014 to contribute to discussions within the UN related to conflict prevention, recurrence prevention, and peaceful resolution of conflicts.
About 40 countries attended the meeting, including senior UN Secretariat officials such as Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the United Nations Mission in South Sudan, non-permanent members of the UN Security Council, and countries contributing to the financing and troop provision for UN peace operations.
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The Permanent Mission to the UN explained that the mobile hospital, donated by South Korea and operated by the Malian government since 2019, is expected to contribute to enhancing the COVID-19 response capabilities of UN peacekeeping operations, and that it will continue to actively support UN activities to ensure the uninterrupted performance of PKO missions amid the COVID-19 situation.
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