{"id":108349,"date":"2026-06-15T15:33:17","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T15:33:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/108349\/"},"modified":"2026-06-15T15:33:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T15:33:17","slug":"denmark-and-pakistan-push-un-security-council-action-on-peacekeeper-killings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/108349\/","title":{"rendered":"Denmark and Pakistan push UN Security Council action on Peacekeeper killings"},"content":{"rendered":"

Denmark<\/a> and Pakistan<\/a> have proposed a UN Security Council<\/a> resolution to strengthen accountability for attacks on peacekeepers, citing a rise in assaults involving drones<\/a> and other advanced weaponry that are growing risks to UN missions around the world.<\/p>\n

The draft, which is open for co-sponsorship from member states, recognises the need for \u201cimmediate steps\u201d to address attacks on UN personnel and facilities, stressing that accountability is essential to deter future violence, protect peacekeeping operations and ensure the safety of personnel in the field.<\/p>\n

It calls on all relevant stakeholders to co-operate with the UN in identifying, investigating and prosecuting perpetrators without delay and seeks to strengthen co-operation between governments, the UN and troop-contributing countries.<\/p>\n

The text, seen by The National, recalls host states’ responsibility to ensure peacekeepers’ safety and urges countries to take all necessary measures to investigate attacks and prosecute those responsible.<\/p>\n

Under the proposal, missions would be asked to promptly establish factual records following attacks and share them with national authorities conducting investigations.<\/p>\n

Speaking to The National, a UN diplomat involved in the drafting process framed the resolution for Islamabad.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor Pakistan, this issue is deeply personal. Pakistan is one of the largest and longest-serving troop-contributing countries to United Nations peacekeeping, and 183 Pakistani peacekeepers have made the ultimate sacrifice. We know the human cost of peacekeeping,\u201d the diplomat said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe also know that the safety and security of peacekeepers cannot be strengthened without accountability.\u201d<\/p>\n

The initiative comes amid mounting concern over the safety of UN peacekeepers<\/a>, particularly in Lebanon, where seven members of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon<\/a> (Unifil) have been killed since fighting between Israel and Hezbollah<\/a> escalated in March.<\/p>\n

While attacks on UN personnel are not new, analysts say the nature of the threat has evolved over the past decade. <\/p>\n

Missions in Mali and the Central African Republic suffered waves of deadly attacks from insurgent groups, prompting the UN to devote greater resources to force protection, intelligence gathering and early warning systems.<\/p>\n

Daniel Forti, a UN analyst at the International Crisis Group, said peacekeeping had become \u201can increasingly perilous enterprise\u201d as missions were asked to stabilise conflicts that lacked functioning political processes.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis issue gained prominence a decade ago, when UN missions in the Central African Republic and Mali faced a surge in these unconventional attacks,\u201d he said. \u201cIn response, UN officials have tried to raise the political profile of this trend and enhance the security of their operations.\u201d<\/p>\n

Analysts say accountability remains one of the weakest links in protecting peacekeepers. Investigations into attacks are often slow, inconclusive or never completed, particularly where state institutions are weak or authorities are reluctant to pursue politically sensitive cases.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Danish-Pakistani resolution aims to breathe new life into the UN’s technical response to crimes committed against peacekeepers,\u201d Mr Forti said. \u201cIt also seeks to apply some political pressure on host states, which hold the primary responsibility for conducting investigations and judicial proceedings.\u201d<\/p>\n

Diplomats said a vote is expected next week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Denmark and Pakistan have proposed a UN Security Council resolution to strengthen accountability for attacks on peacekeepers, citing…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":108350,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2],"tags":[27,26,14413,17337,8313,8312,3415,32645],"class_list":["post-108349","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-denmark","tag-danmark","tag-denmark","tag-lebanon","tag-pakistan","tag-standard","tag-story","tag-un","tag-us-bureau"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@dk\/116754855152459932","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108349","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=108349"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108349\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/108350"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=108349"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=108349"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=108349"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}