Maithripala Sirisena

“ UN peacekeeping operations have come a long way from its modest beginnings. Today they have evolved into complex operations. This is an occasion to focus our attention on some of the challenges facing current UN peacekeeping operations.
The report of the High Level Panel on Peace Operations identifies Protection of civilians as a core obligation of the UN. The report observed that UN personnel must use every tool available to them to protect civilians under imminent threat. Sri Lanka recently accepted the Kigali Principles on the Protection of Civilians in peacekeeping. ”