In this case, it could literally be a question of life and death. To achieve all this, the Secretariat needs the support of the Member States on several levels. First of all, we need all to recognize that good security costs money. Personnel costs money. Equipment costs money.
Resources have to be sufficient, and they have to be predictable.
At present, they are not. I sincerely hope these appeals will be heard. Another source of financing has been the Trust Fund for the Security of Personnel of the United Nations, established in the summer of 1998. Unfortunately, the level of contributions so far has been frankly disappointing. This does not even allow us to provide training for those assigned to the 20 most precarious countries and regions.