INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Pakistan's Permanent Representative to UN Maleeha LodhiUNITED NATIONS: Pakistan has underscored the need for ensuring much only the
security of the UN peacekeepers operating in the hot spots around the world, but also safety of the personnel in equal degree.It was stated
by Pakistan's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Maleeha Lodhi at a peacekeeping event co-hosted by Pakistan at UN
Headquarters in fresh York
Voicing concern over the increasing number of fatalities suffered by United Nations peacekeepers operating in hot spots around the world,
she said while security shall remain a ccorridorenge and shall differ from mission to mission, the safety side of the coin can be addressed
by adequately equipping peacekeepers with training, essential equipment, and better health facilities on the ground.It was the first
assembly on triangular formula -- training, capacity building, safety and security and performance -- that comprised China, Egypt, Indonesia
and Morocco.Maleeha Lodhi said 193 peacekeepers lost their lives due to planned attacks, 117 due to accidents, 231 as a result of illness
and 69 were listed under other causes between the year 2014 and 2019
The Pakistani envoy said it is important for the troop and police contributing countries, the Security Council and the
Secretariat to work together enabling better decision making related to planning of peacekeeping missions
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