The UN Security Council on Tuesday unanimously adopted a resolution calling for strengthened accountability for crimes committed against United Nations peacekeepers.
The resolution was jointly drafted by Pakistan and Denmark and gained 153 cosponsors.
Speaking after the vote, Sun Lei, China's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations, welcomed the adoption of the resolution, saying UN peacekeeping operations are an important instrument for maintaining international peace and security.
Sun said peacekeepers are facing serious traditional and nontraditional security threats amid a complex international security environment. Recent attacks causing casualties among peacekeepers have shown the need for further Security Council action, especially as progress in investigations and accountability has been inadequate, he said.
One Serbian UN peacekeeper was killed in an attack in southern Lebanon earlier this month, while two peacekeepers from the UN Interim Force in Lebanon, from El Salvador and Spain, were injured.
