Maj Gen Pavel Macko attends UN conference in New York
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- Date: 07.04.2015
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Representing the Chief of the SVK General Staff, Maj Gen Pavel Macko, 2nd Vice Chief of the SVK General Staff, participated in the United Nations Chiefs of Defence Conference, which was held on 26 - 27 March in New York.
The goal of the gathering was to increase the awareness of peacekeeping operations and facilitate cooperation. The conference was opened by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon who, in his opening remarks, referred to this historic milestone of 108 Chiefs of Defence coming together at the first-ever UN Chiefs of Defence Conference.
Hervé Ladsous, UN Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, delivered an introductory speech entitled “UN Peacekeeping Operations in the Current Political, Strategic and Operational Environment”. Top on the agenda in the field of crisis management was the Regional European Conference on Support of UN Peacekeeping Missions and gender equality. Also discussed were new challenges arising out of the complexity of missions and operations in the strategic and operational environment.
At the end of the conference, the participants agreed on a joint communiqué. The conference enabled them to fully comprehend the current challenges of peacekeeping missions and their requirements. Furthermore, it emphasized the need for appropriate training, equipment and armaments, so that the UN is ready to stand up to new threats and identify the areas in which it needs to be supported by the UN member states.
The goal of the gathering was to increase the awareness of peacekeeping operations and facilitate cooperation. The conference was opened by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon who, in his opening remarks, referred to this historic milestone of 108 Chiefs of Defence coming together at the first-ever UN Chiefs of Defence Conference.
Hervé Ladsous, UN Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, delivered an introductory speech entitled “UN Peacekeeping Operations in the Current Political, Strategic and Operational Environment”. Top on the agenda in the field of crisis management was the Regional European Conference on Support of UN Peacekeeping Missions and gender equality. Also discussed were new challenges arising out of the complexity of missions and operations in the strategic and operational environment.
At the end of the conference, the participants agreed on a joint communiqué. The conference enabled them to fully comprehend the current challenges of peacekeeping missions and their requirements. Furthermore, it emphasized the need for appropriate training, equipment and armaments, so that the UN is ready to stand up to new threats and identify the areas in which it needs to be supported by the UN member states.
