U.N. peacekeeping operations head speaks in Tokyo

U.N. peacekeeping operations head speaks in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - U.N. peacekeeping operations chief Herve Ladsous speaks in Tokyo on Jan. 15, 2015, expressing hope for Japan to provide logistic support rather than troop deployment at the battle front.

UN says Syrian observers still needed

UN says Syrian observers still needed

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows United Nations Undersecretary General for Peacekeeping Operations Herve Ladsous. During a press conference at the U.N. headquarters in New York on May 1, 2012, Ladsous said the world body intends to deploy up to 300 cease-fire monitors to Syria initially but has only received offers for around half that number thus far.

U.N. official Ladsous in interview

U.N. official Ladsous in interview

NEW YORK, United States - Herve Ladsous, U.N. undersecretary general for peacekeeping operations, is interviewed by Kyodo News at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Nov. 23, 2011. Ladsous said he looked forward to having Japanese Self-Defense Forces engineers on the ground in the South Sudanese capital Juba, where they will help build up infrastructure in the world's newest country.

UN says Syrian observers still needed

UN says Syrian observers still needed

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows United Nations Undersecretary General for Peacekeeping Operations Herve Ladsous. During a press conference at the U.N. headquarters in New York on May 1, 2012, Ladsous said the world body intends to deploy up to 300 cease-fire monitors to Syria initially but has only received offers for around half that number thus far. (Kyodo)

U.N. peacekeeping operations head speaks in Tokyo

U.N. peacekeeping operations head speaks in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - U.N. peacekeeping operations chief Herve Ladsous speaks in Tokyo on Jan. 15, 2015, expressing hope for Japan to provide logistic support rather than troop deployment at the battle front. (Kyodo)

U.N. official Ladsous in interview

U.N. official Ladsous in interview

NEW YORK, United States - Herve Ladsous, U.N. undersecretary general for peacekeeping operations, is interviewed by Kyodo News at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Nov. 23, 2011. Ladsous said he looked forward to having Japanese Self-Defense Forces engineers on the ground in the South Sudanese capital Juba, where they will help build up infrastructure in the world's newest country. (Kyodo)