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Published: 08th April 2020     

UN chief suspends rotation, deployments of peacekeepers till June 30 amid COVID-19 crisis 

He said to prevent and contain the risk of transmission of the virus, rotation and deployments of uniformed personnel individual officers and formed, police and military units has been suspended

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UN chief has suspended the rotation and deployments of the peacekeepers until June 30 to mitigate the risk of transmission of the novel Coronavirus, his spokesman has said. "Our priorities are to ensure the COVID-19-free status of incoming uniformed personnel, and mitigate the risk that UN peacekeepers could be a contagion vector and simultaneously maintain our operational capabilities," Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Spokesman Stephane Dujarric said at the daily press briefing on Tuesday.

He said to prevent and contain the risk of transmission of the deadly virus, rotation and deployments of uniformed personnel individual officers and formed, police and military units has been suspended until June 30 and the decision has been transmitted to all Troop and Police Contributing Countries, as well as to all relevant peace operations.

Dujarric said a "few, limited exceptions" may be considered to continue to deliver on the mandate, but only in extenuating circumstances on the basis of strict conditions to prevent the spread of the virus. He added that the UN is working closely with the troops and police-contributing countries.

Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix briefed the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations of the United Nations known as the 'C34' and was given support for this initiative. "We very much hope that the Member States will work with us.

I think no one wants to see UN peacekeeping operations being a vector for the spread of COVID-19," Dujarric said. For nations that are bringing their troops home also want to ensure that the personnel are safe and so it is important to take quarantine measures, he said. India is among the largest troop-contributing nations to the UN peacekeeping operations.

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