UN General Assembly
2010

call for continuous improvement in the operation of the missions. Strategic goals should be set more clearly. The troops should be deployed more swiftly. Operations should be conducted in a more professional and disciplined way. To this end, all stakeholders, including troop-contributing countries and financial contributors, should focus on close coordination and cooperation. The Republic of Korea has been a committed contributor to United Nations peacekeeping efforts. Korea dispatched 240 contingent troops this year alone to the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti to help rebuild the country shaken by a tragic earthquake. Currently, some 650 Korean soldiers are serving in 11 peacekeeping missions, including the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon. We believe that our newly enacted law on participation in peacekeeping operations will further enhance our response capacity in United Nations peacekeeping and peacebuilding operations. One of the most urgent security challenges today is the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery. It is imperative to further strengthen international disarmament and non-proliferation regimes built around the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).