Tunisia participates in UN peacekeeping operations with 900 military, security and prison officers
Tunisia observes, today May 29, and as every year, with the rest of the United Nations Member States, the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, which marks, this year, its 76th anniversary under the theme ” Fit for the Future, Building Better Together “.
On this occasion, Tunisia
commends the important role played by the UN peacekeepers in protecting the security of conflict zones and their valuable contribution to peacemaking in the world.
Tunisia is among the pioneering countries in the field of UN peace keeping missions, as its first participation in a UN mission dates back to 1960 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Convinced of peace as being a noble human value and an objective of the United Nations, Tunisia pursues its efforts to strengthen its contribution to peacekeeping missions through the deployment of a significant number of military, police and prison experts. In fact, the total number of our country’s contribution to UN peacekeeping mission’s amounts to around 900 military, security and penitentiary officers in six missions, five of which are in Africa. Tunisia is therefore ranked the 20th among countries contributing to peacekeeping missions, reads a press release from the foreign ministry.
The awarding of Commander Ahlem Douzi, of the Tunisian Army, with the 2024 “Trailblazer” Prize for female justice and prison administration officials represents a renewed testimony of the great confidence in our national military, security and penitentiary officials within UN peace missions and a recognition of their valuable contribution to the consolidation of international efforts for the maintenance and promotion of international and regional peace and security.
In light of the current global context marked by the spread of conflicts and the exacerbation of humanitarian crises, Tunisia reiterates its commitment to continuing its active support for efforts of peacekeeping, peacebuilding and the protection of civilians, and encouraging the use of preventive diplomacy and peaceful resolution of conflicts, in order to promote the culture of peace and the foundations of security, stability and development in Africa and in the world,adds the same source.