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On February 18, 2020, Deputy Permanent Representative Ambassador Ham Sang-Wook participated in the General Debate of the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations (C-34), and highlighted 3 main areas in which the Special Committee should place its focus on this year to improve the effectiveness of peacekeeping.

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Ambassador Ham emphasized that under the closer partnerships among relevant stakeholders, the Special Committee should △take advantage of the 2021 UN Peacekeeping Ministerial Conference in Seoul to translate the shared commitments of the Secretary-General’s A4P (Action for Peacekeeping) initiative, △make concrete recommendations to enhance the capabilities of peacekeepers through providing adequate equipment, training, medical support and new technologies, and △train the peacekeepers to better engage with the local communities, in line with the HIPPO Report introduced in 2015. 

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Republic of Korea currently more than 600 peacekeepers deployed in South Sudan and Lebanon.