(MENAFN- SomTribune) President Uhuru Kenyatta has issued a new demand regarding the financing of Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) which is part of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM).
Speaking at the sidelines of the 73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, Uhuru asked the UN and other partners to provide predictable and sustainable funding.
According to Uhuru, template-based mandates that are not situation specific put peacekeepers in awkward positions.
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Guterres supported Uhuru's sentiments calling for predictable, adequate and sustainable financing, which is key to the success of peacekeeping missions.
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"I thank you all for your support to United Nations peacekeeping activities as contributors of troops, police and funding, as managers of peacekeeping mandates; and as Governments hosting peacekeeping missions.
"All of us in the peacekeeping community have an important part to play. The declaration provides a clear agenda for us to achieve that together. We must now translate our commitments into action and I ask you all to join me in this task," Guterres added.
By Paul Wanjama
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