Associate Sponsors

Co-sponsor

Top UN peacekeeping official to travel to Nepal, Pak

Image
Press Trust of India United Nations
Last Updated : Aug 27 2016 | 10:57 AM IST
Top UN peacekeeping official and senior Indian diplomat Atul Khare will travel to Nepal and Pakistan to discuss their "continuous engagement" in peacekeeping.
Khare, the Under-Secretary-General for Field Support, will travel to Nepal today and then to Pakistan, significant troop contributing countries to UN peacekeeping operations.
"In both countries he is expected to meet with senior Government, military and police officials to welcome and discuss their continuous engagement in peacekeeping," UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's spokesman Stephane Dujarric told reporters here yesterday.
Khare was appointed last year by Ban as Under- Secretary-General for Field Support.

Disclaimer: No Business Standard Journalist was involved in creation of this content

More From This Section

First Published: Aug 27 2016 | 10:57 AM IST

Next Story