For over three quarters of a century, UN peace operations have played a critical role supporting international peace and security.

However, as our briefers have set out, the nature of conflicts is evolving and so must our approach to addressing them.

So I will make three points.

First, the effectiveness of UN peace operations depends on their having realistic mandates which are grounded in a clear political strategy.

Without which, missions will struggle to deliver and risk losing support from host communities.

UN peace operations should also focus on the areas where they have comparative advantage, enabling other parts of the UN system or other actors to lead activities where they are better placed.

Second, it is important to ensure UN peace operations are tailored to the contexts i

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