UN peacekeeping is part of Fiji's national identity - Bainimarama

“Fijian blood has been shed for the sake of peace, security and prosperity worldwide and for the protection of the innocent.”

This is the comment made by the Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama during the Leaders’ Summit on Peacekeeping organised in New York by US President Barrack Obama and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

Bainimarama says that UN peacekeeping is now part of Fiji’s national identity, in spite of being a country of fewer than a million people.

The Prime Minister says Fiji’s soldiers, police and correctional officers have served in blue helmets all over the world.

He assured other leaders that Fiji’s commitment is firm and that Fiji will do more to meet the growing challenges of peacekeeping.

Bainimarama adds that peacekeeping is a dangerous business and the threats of violence, terrorism and injustice against innocent civilians and children are a global crisis and no country can turn a blind eye to the inhumanity that is taking place.