The UN under-secretary-general for peacekeeping operations, Herve Ladsous, on Wednesday called upon the UN Security Council to give a stronger mandate for the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) against a backdrop of the current unstable security situation in the world's youngest country.
UN peacekeeping operations are faced with multiple challenges and are in need of improvement to better fulfill their mandate, said Herve Ladsous, UN under-secretary-general for peacekeeping operations.