Peacekeeping Quotes

You will agree to establish a Peace building Commission, backed by a support office and a fund... This will mark a new level of strategic commitment to one of the most important contributions the United Nations makes to international peace and security. You will also agree to create a standing police capacity for the United Nations peacekeeping operations. - Kofi Annan

Well, Nigeria has played a constructive role in peacekeeping in various parts of West Africa. But unless and until Nigeria itself is democratic and respects human rights, it too may well be a source of much greater instability as political repression limits the ability of the people of Nigeria to achieve their full potential. - Susan Rice

We would have liked to see a peacekeeping force stood up yesterday. But there's a lot of moving parts to this. It is important to bring on as many people as possible. And that's got to take time. - Adam Ereli

We need to begin an all-out diplomatic offensive on Darfur in order to prepare the way for a peacekeeping force that can ensure protection for the people of Darfur. - Kendrick Meek

We hope that our partners [in negotiations] will follow the same working principles as we do - mutual trust, transparency, predictability - and will certainly follow the existing agreements, which allowed us to build peacekeeping mechanisms and prevented new bloodshed in the former Soviet republics in the last 12 years. - Sergei Lavrov

We call on all governmental and inter-governmental actors in West Africa to ensure Taylor promptly appears for trial. The U.N. peacekeeping forces in Liberia and Sierra Leone will need to play their role to ensure justice can be done while stability in West Africa is maintained. - Richard Dicker

We are the biggest donor to the United Nations, contributing 22 percent of the regular operating budget and nearly 27 percent of the peacekeeping budget. - Cliff Stearns