UN Peacekeeping Defence Ministerial
	
    
Objectives of the  Ministerial
  
  - Take  stock of the efforts achieved since the last UN Peacekeeping Defence  Ministerial, held in London, United Kingdom, in 2016;
 
  - Encourage new pledges from Member States to close key capability gaps for UN peacekeeping operations;
 
  - Advance  peacekeeping reform to improve the UN’s capacity to better plan and perform  peacekeeping operations;
 
  - Foster  pragmatic and innovative solutions to make peacekeeping operations more  effective, by building on the “3Ps” (pledges, planning, performance) with the  addition of a new focus on partnerships.