Pakistan calls for steps to ensure safety of UN peacekeepers.

Voicing concern over the increasing number of fatalities suffered by United Nations peacekeepers operating in hot sports around the world, Pakistan has underscored the need for ensuring not only their security but also safety of the personnel in equal measure.

"While security will remain a challenge and will vary from mission to mission, the safety side of the coin can be addressed by adequately equipping peacekeepers with training and necessary equipment, and better health facilities on the ground," Ambassador Maleeha Lodhi said at a peacekeeping event co-hosted by Pakistan at UN Headquarters in New York.

It was the first meeting on triangular formula -- training, capacity building, safety and security and performance -- that comprised China, Egypt, Indonesia and Morocco.

The panelists at the event included under-sectaries-general of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations and the Department of Field Support as well as high-level dignitaries visiting for the Peacekeeping Ministerial meeting.

Between 2014 and 2019, the Pakistani envoy said, 193 peacekeepers lost their lives due to deliberate attacks, 117 due to accidents, 231 as a result of illness and 69 were listed under other causes.

It was the first meeting on triangular formula -- training, capacity building, safety and security and performance -- that included China...