UN peacekeeping missions and special political missions are an essential tool for efforts to promote stability. Currently, the emphasis is on coherence and synergies, making effective and efficient use of the set of crisis response options. An unprecedented number of key UN assessments/reports call in unison for more efforts to prevent crises and seek political solutions. Preventive diplomacy and mediation efforts are intensified. The UN plays a key role in combating terrorism, including preventing violent extremism. The UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy includes a comprehensive set of measures that must be fully implemented, highlighting the increased involvement of the UN in maintaining a climate of stability and global order, so fragile and unstable in the context of new challenges and threats.