The United Nations General Assembly began with the challenging task of encouraging countries to work together toward peace. The escalating situation in the Middle East, the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, and the civil war in Sudan, along with more than a hundred other conflicts around the world, are impacting millions of people.

Our guests: 

• Jean-Pierre Lacroix is the UN Under Secretary General for Peace Operations. 
• Brian Becker is Executive Director of the ANSWER Coalition. 
• Anton Fedyashin is a history professor at American University. 
• Ali Akbar Dareini is a researcher and writer at the Center for Strategic Studies. 

Each day, @UN peacekeepers help secure political solutions that lead to sustainable peace.

The Summit of the Future is an opportunity for world leaders to reaffirm their commitment to peacekeeping and to the promise of peace for #OurCommonFuture.

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#OurCommonFuture is interconnected with UN Peacekeeping.

This week world leaders adopted the Pact For the Future, a landmark declaration pledging concrete actions towards a more peaceful and sustainable world for future generations.

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