UN Security Council briefing on the Maintenance of international peace and security: UN Peace Operations (“Adapting Peace operations for the pursuit of political solutions – priorities and challenges”)

Jul 29, 2025 | News and Media

At today’s UNSC briefing on UN Peace Operations, H.E. the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Greece Mr Loverdos:

↪ reiterated Greece’s gratitude to the men and women peacekeepers who are committed into serving under the most challenging circumstances and condemned all attacks and hostile acts against peacekeepers

↪ stressed that Greece remains fully committed to work towards strengthening the political unity within the Council, on the issue of peacekeeping

↪ called upon the Council to put politics at the center of the work of peace operations

↪ proposed that the Council authorizes peace operations which are accompanied by an inclusive political strategy and other non-military approaches and address the root causes of conflict

↪ highlighted the need all peace operations to be equipped with the necessary resources and capabilities, including technological means, to pursue their mandates