Ban Ki-moon

As I prepare for my second term as Secretary-General, I am thinking hard about how we can meet the expectations of the millions of people who see the U.N.'s blue flag as a banner of hope. We have to continue our life-saving work in peacekeeping, human rights, development and humanitarian relief.

South Korean Leader

Kim Yuna

To many, peace is what enables development and is critical in providing opportunities to young people. To some - especially those from regions involved in conflict - peacekeeping and efforts to preserve peace are absolutely vital in bringing prosperity and hope for the future.

South Korean Athlete

Harper Reed

Let's say we were a peacekeeping force in some small country that most people had never heard of. And we were there to host a peaceful election, and we then found out a bunch of stuff was hacked. We probably would push to have another election to make sure that would be fair.

American Businessman

Edward Luck

So I've gone in and out of the U.N., working on counter-terrorism, on U.N. reform, on peacekeeping, peace and security issues, many things through the years but always with a strong interest in humanitarian issues, and human rights issues as well.

American Author

Atal Bihari Vajpayee

As we talk with candour, we open the doors to new possibilities and new areas of cooperation in advance in democracy, in combating terrorism, in energy and environment, science and technology and international peacekeeping.

Indian Statesman

Richard Edelman

The problems of the world, from immigration to populism to income inequality to sustainability to peacekeeping, require a well-functioning supranational body.

Miroslav Lajcak

The U.N. must have adequate resources and the right capabilities to fully engage in global peacekeeping.

Slovak Diplomat

Michel Martelly

I don't want to force the peacekeeping nations to feel like I'm pushing them out.

Haitian Politician

Harri Holkeri

Peace enforcement is a much more difficult kind of operation than peacekeeping.

Finnish Politician

William Hague

Britain does not normally these days play a huge part in peacekeeping.

British Politician

Peacekeeping involves multiple countries working together, not just one nation's effort.

International Activity

Peacekeeping often requires soldiers to help maintain order, but they use force only as a last resort.

Military Presence

Peacekeeping operations can last for many years, aiming to create lasting peace.

Long-Term Commitment

 basically, the people who've been displaced from their homes by the Sudanese government, by the so-called Janjaweed, the militia, to keep those people alive until something more durable can be achieved. And recently, or now not that recently, about six months ago, the authorization of a peacekeeping force

Samantha Power: Shaking...

 but the point is to prioritize solutions to problems. And that would be -- of course that gets a little more complicated. To climate change that would be like Kyoto. To communicable diseases, it might be health clinics or mosquito nets. To conflicts, it would be U.N.'s peacekeeping forces, and so on.

Bjorn Lomborg: Global...

 It's just a peacekeeping mission. They'll be fine. So now equally newly-arrived men who didn't know the city had to go in, in unarmored Humvees and open trucks to get their brothers. We'll be sitting ducks. A litany of rescue attempts went out to try to get to where these guys were pinned down.

First Look: The Long...

 When we deployed, you know, we knew that there had been a lot of enemy activity in Sadr City up to that point. You know, I think it was general knowledge that there hadn't been a shot fired in over six months. The division was tasked with peacekeeping and supporting

What Was Black Sunday? PIPE...

 Ireland's role and peacekeeping Switzerland's contribution to humanitarian efforts Finland's reputation for research and development or the way in which Singapore is widely studied and its approach to economic development these countries are are making a big impact

The big impact of small...

 process of telling your story and spark something powerful and stories can show us a different kind of a way think how different the responses of the government of police departments of crime prevention units peacekeeping forces think how different it would be

Violence is a failure of...

 and we never did. So we have got to create in this world also institutions for peacekeeping and humanitarian aid, but also for reconstruction and security for some of the conflict-ridden states of the world. So my argument today is basically this.

Wiring a web for global...

 The wrong framing is a product of thinking that Africa is a place of despair. What should we do with it? We should give food to the hungry. We should deliver medicines to those who are ill. We should send peacekeeping troops

Andrew Mwenda: Let's...

 It is this legitimate, controlled use of the gun that has contributed greatly to reducing the statistics of war, conflict and violence around the globe. It is this participation in peacekeeping missions

Peter van Uhm: Why I...

 for providing the peacekeepers who build the security. And that needs to be recognized, first of all, that peacekeeping works. It is a cost-effective approach. It does increase security.

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