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Significant contribution of Serbian Army to UN missions

Belgrade, 16 May 2023

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Milos Vucevic underlined today during the talks with UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix and Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and UNMIK Head Caroline Ziadeh that Serbia pays special attention to cooperation with the UN, especially in the field of multinational operations.

Vucevic emphasised that by engaging members of the Serbian Army in these operations, our country provides a very significant contribution to preserving the world peace.

He highlighted the engagement of the Level 2+ Military Hospital in the UN MINUSCA mission in the Central African Republic, pointing out that we are facing certain problems regarding the said engagement, but that despite this, we strive to maintain the necessary capacity that meets the requirements of that mission.

According to him, the Ministry of Defence has accepted the concept of gender equality and strives to increase the number of women in the positions of military observers, staff officers and within contingents, in accordance with the UN strategic documents for gender equality.

Serbia is preparing proposals for new contributions that could be presented during the upcoming UN ministerial meeting dedicated to peace operations in Ghana, on 5-6 December this year, especially in the part related to the organisation of training in the field of peace operations at the Centre for Peace Operations of the Operational Directorate of the Serbian Army General Staff, said Vucevic.

Lacroix expressed his satisfaction with the cooperation of the UN with Serbia to date, especially emphasising its contribution to the preservation of peace in the world through the participation of the Serbian Army in multinational operations, primarily the military medical forces in MINUSCA, as well as the contingent in the UNIFIL mission in Lebanon.