The head of the DPKO Hervé Ladsous underlined on 21 February 2012 before the General Assembly Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations the challenging diversity of work undertaken by DPKO's various field missions, stressing that peacekeepers are a valuable tool in global efforts to respond to threats to international peace and to prevent the recurrence of conflicts. He pointed out that the global membership of the UN provided peacekeeping with a universal legitimacy and a global reach, ....To read the full story, please see February issue of "Dynamism"