UN peacekeeping chief to arrive Dhaka Sunday

UN Under Secretary General for Department of Peace Operations Jean Pierre Lacroix is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka on a two-day visit.

Foreign Ministry sources said the UN peacekeeping chief will arrive in Dhaka around 9:30 pm on Saturday.

He will meet Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday morning. Later, he will meet foreign minister AK Abdul Momen at foreign service academy.

The UN under-secretary-general will join a preparatory discussion of the 2023 UN Peacekeeping Ministerial Meeting (UNPKM) during his stay in Dhaka.

The United Nations Peacekeeping Ministerial is an important opportunity for Member States to come together in a collective effort to strengthen the effectiveness of peacekeeping operations and their impact on the communities they serve, according to the UN.

In 2023, the Peacekeeping Ministerial will be hosted by Ghana in Accra on 5-6 December.