Newswise — With today's announcement of the death of former United Nations Chief Boutros Boutros-Ghali, David Cortright, director of policy studies at the University of Notre Dame’s Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, within Notre Dame's new Keough School of Global Affairs, says…

"Boutros Boutros-Ghali's leadership was crucial for the new era of peacemaking that emerged in the 1990s at the United Nations following the end of the Cold War. He led the world body as it embarked on many international peace missions and peacekeeping deployments. With the end of the East-West divide, the UN for the first time was able to take practical steps toward fulfilling its mission of securing peace. Boutros-Ghali deserves great credit and recognition for providing intellectual and political leadership for this important transition. His 1992 "Agenda for Peace" report was a landmark analysis on the conditions and requirements for creating sustainable peace. It remains today an indispensable guide for how to prevent war and build peace." Cortright is available for further comment at 574-631-8536 or [email protected].