Foreign policy Quote by Severine Autesserre

“How do we pick and choose where to get involved? Canada and other peacekeeping nations have become accustomed to acting if, and only if,…

— Romeo Dallaire

Peacekeeping is not a job for soldiers, but only soldiers can do it.

— Dag Hammarskjold

Peacekeeping works in some situations, but it very often needs other ingredients. Peacekeeping is not the aspirin of international security.

— Jean-Marie Guehenno

“Eventually, I came to understand that a group of people who wield enormous power happen, oddly enough, to espouse some of the very same…

— Greg Mortenson

When our diplomats advocate for increased humanitarian access, coordinate foreign assistance to help those in need or impose sanctions on individuals committing human rights…

— Linda Thomas-Greenfield

Africans are on the front lines of humanitarian efforts, distributing life-saving aid in dangerous environments. Africans comprise the vast majority of peacekeepers in civil…

— John Prendergast

I would hate to see operations in the Congo held hostage to Sierra Leone but I really think that's the way it's got to…

— Alex Morrison

Working with the UN's diplomacy and development arms, we can prevent minor differences from escalating into wars. When conflicts do break out, UN peacekeepers…

— Bill Bradley

The U.N.'s impartiality allows it to negotiate and operate in some of the toughest places in the world. And time and again, studies have…

— Ban Ki-moon

The U.N. must have adequate resources and the right capabilities to fully engage in global peacekeeping.

— Miroslav Lajcak

“When faced by an international conflict, forget diplomacy, forget statecraft, forget strategies and policies and ask yourself, what would a human do in this…

— Abhijit Naskar

Through your support of UN peacekeeping, you can help to make this tantalizing word-"peace"-a reality for all the world's citizens. Together, we can spread…

— Tim Wirth