Brunam says it co-sponsored Security Council resolution 2823, urges accountability for crimes against UN peacekeepers

Prince Abdul Matin said the conflicts consequences have spread regionally and noted that in neighboring Lebanon "United Nations peacekeepers have also lost their lives while serving the cause of peace." He announced that Brunam co-sponsored Security Council resolution 2823 and argued that those who serve under the United Nations flag must be protected and held to account for crimes against them.

He warned accountability cannot be "episodic," and tied the protection of peacekeepers to a broader obligation to protect innocent lives, especially children. The minister said the United Nations must keep protection of humanitarian workers and peacekeepers at the heart of its work.