Uruguay reaffirms its commitment to peacekeeping operations and to the strict...

Uruguay reaffirms its commitment to peacekeeping operations and to the strictest enforcement of mandates and standards regulating the conduct of field personnel. For this reason, in shaming and unacceptable cases of misconduct, such as the one carried out by five members of our military in Haiti, where since the beginning of MINUSTAH we have contributed several thousand men and women, some of whom have offered their lives, to help this brother country to consolidate peace and stability, we have not hesitated in acting with the utmost severity and rigor as the circumstances demand.