From 13 to 14 May 2025 in Berlin, Germany, the Ambassador-at-Large for Global and Multilateral Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Andrejs Pildegovičs, took part in the United Nations Peacekeeping Ministerial. The objective of the ministerial is to contribute to increased safety and security for peacekeepers deployed, and to foster overall mission effectiveness.
“The United Nations’ peacekeeping operations are a vital instrument for maintaining international peace and security, and the ability to adapt is key to success of peacekeeping operations,” Ambassador Pildegovičs said in his remarks, as he announced Latvia’s pledges in support of UN peacekeeping: first, as early as from March 2025, to increase Latvian contingent on the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) peacekeeping mission; second, to involve more women peacekeepers in UN missions in line with the UN Security Council resolution 1325 “On Women, Peace and Security”; and third, to make a voluntary contribution to the UN Mine Action Service.
Latvia is already providing support to UN peacekeeping efforts. Since 2022, Latvia has been participating in the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization in the Middle East and, since 2023, in the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon.
The high-level political forum featured a discussion on the future of peacekeeping. Countries were invited to announce their pledges on increasing contribution to UN peacekeeping efforts in support of closing capability gaps and adapting peace operations to better respond to existing challenges and new realities.
The conference brought together delegates from more than 140 countries and organisations.
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