Jakarta, Oct. 23 -- United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' visit to Indonesia on October 17-19 provided an opportunity to reflect on Indonesia's contribution to global peace and security.

During a visit to the Indonesia Armed Forces Peacekeeping Centre in Sentul, West Java, on October 19, Guterres commended Indonesia's contributions and paid tribute to four Indonesian peacekeepers who died while serving in Lebanon.

Nearly 2,000 Indonesian personnel are currently serving in seven UN peacekeeping missions.

Tributes to fallen peacekeepers need to be accompanied by concrete measures to ensure that essential peacekeeping functions continue when a mission ends.

This is particularly urgent as the mandate of the UN Interim Fo...