Herve Ladsous, United Nations under-secretary-general for peacekeeping operations, speaks during a farewell session with reporters at the UN headquarters in New York, March 24, 2017. UN peacekeeping operations, facing a possible 1 billion U.S. dollar cut in contributions from Washington, will "adjust" to a tighter budget, the retiring UN peacekeeping chief said here Friday. (Xinhua/Li Muzi)