A two-day Preparatory Meeting of the United Nations Peacekeeping under the theme of “Safety and Security of UN Peacekeepers” is being held in Islamabad tomorrow.
Member States represented in the UN Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations, comprising 156 countries, will participate along with local and international experts.
Panel discussions will be held during the two-day meeting on various sub-themes to deliberate on capacity-building needs, safety and security of UN peacekeepers.
Pakistan is among the largest troop contributors and, since 1960, has contributed over 230,000 men and women peacekeepers to 46 UN peacekeeping missions in almost all continents of the world.
One hundred and seventy two Pakistani peacekeepers made the ultimate sacrifice by sacrificing their lives in the line of duty.
