Ameerah Haq
- Barbara Crossette
- • June 18, 2015
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While restructuring at the top of the United Nations and better strategies and tactics for troops on the ground are issues provoking discussion and controversy after the recent release of a report by a high-level panel on current and future …
- Categories: Peace and Security, Secretary-General, Security Council, UN Peacekeeping
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- Barbara Crossette
- • June 16, 2015
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The creation of a new office of deputy secretary-general for peace and security to consolidate and hasten United Nations’ responses to conflicts, and a surprising suggestion that the UN should not undertake missions involving counterterrorism were two major recommendations for …
- Categories: Peace and Security, UN Peacekeeping
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- Barbara Crossette
- • December 15, 2014
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Ameerah Haq, who will serve as vice chair of Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s newly appointed high-level panel reviewing United Nations peace operations, has strong views on putting torn countries back together. Haq, a UN official about to retire after nearly four …
- Categories: Peace and Security, Security Council, UN Peacekeeping, Women
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- Steven Edwards
- • September 29, 2014
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It may seem that major current triumphs are hard to find when it comes to the work of United Nations Peacekeeping Department and its blue-helmeted military, police and civilian units, which have hit a record high number of 130,000 personnel …
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- Barbara Crossette
- • August 8, 2012
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When leaders of the world start descending on the United Nations in September for the opening of a new General Assembly session, there will two new internationally well-known figures in prominent positions at the top of the organization. In July, …
- Categories: GOINGS-ON, Secretary-General
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