Known as the "Pipeline to Peacekeeping Command Programme," it will "over a period of three years, help develop the capacity of future commanders and managers to lead by example and raise awareness of UN standards of conduct among their personnel," Dujarric said Friday.
India's contribution will be used with a "a specific focus on issues of conduct and discipline," he added.
"This programme will be the first of its kind with a focus on issues of conduct and sexual exploitation and abuse, and we are grateful for the lead of India on such a significant new initiative," said Atul Khare,the Under Secretary-General for Field Support.
India's Permanent Representative Syed Akbaruddin, who handed over the check to Khare,Asaid, "India is a strong supporter of the United Nation's Zero Tolerance Policy on Sexual Exploitation and Abuse and remains committed to contribute through all means possible for this cause."
The Department of Field Services described the programme as helping equip commanders and managers "to respond to allegations of misconduct including through collaborating with the various stakeholders in mission settings during the investigation and disciplinary process."
Guterres' spokesperson Stephane Dujarric, responding to a question at the daily press briefing yesterday, asserted that the Secretary General is not reluctant to focus on the issue.
"I don't think it's a matter of reluctance. As I said, he's obviously watching the situation very closely and reiterates his need for the parties to find a peaceful solution through engagement and dialogue," Dujarric said.
The Secretary-General, "a student of history", knows what has happened, Dujarric said referring to similar tense and volatile situations in the world.
Dujarric has repeatedly said that Guterres is following the situation in Kashmir amid escalating tensions at the border between India and Pakistan.
The UN Chief has not made any direct intervention to resolve the issue and his spokesperson has repeatedly said the UN Chief reiterates his call for India and Pakistan to find a peaceful solution through engagement and dialogue to resolve the Kashmir issue.
He refused to say who those parties were or the levels of contact but said the discussions were "to make sure that we have, we get a full picture" of the situation.
"The message coming out of those discussions is on the need for both countries to do whatever they can to de-escalate the situation," he said.
Guterres is "kept appraised of the situation" and is following it, Dujarric added.
Asked if the discussions were mediation efforts, he replied, "I have said what I have to say." When pressed further, he said, "I'll let you characterise it."
He also reiterated that Guterres's good offices were available if they were requested by both parties.
India has said that its Air Force chased away intruding Pakistani jetfighters in Kashmir, shooting down an F-16 that fell on the Pakistani-controlled side, while an Indian MiG-21 was lost in action.
Pakistan said it had shot down the plane, which crashed in its territory, and displayed an Indian Air Force personnel it had captured.
On Tuesday, Indian Air Force bombed a Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) training camp in Balakot in Pakistan, 12 days after a suicide bomber killed more than 40 Central Reserve Police Force troopers. Pakistan-based JeM admitted to carrying out the attack.
Guterres met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the G7 Summit last month in Biarritz, France and has also spoken to Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, UN chief's spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said at a daily press briefing here on Tuesday.
On Monday, Guterres also met with the Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the UN Maleeha Lodhi on her request over the Kashmir issue.
His message to all of them has been the same, both publicly and privately, that he remains very concerned about any potential escalation between India and Pakistan over the situation. He appeals to both sides to deal with the issue through dialogue, Dujarric said.
Dujarric was responding to a question on whether Guterres plans to mediate between India and Pakistan on Kashmir during the UN General Assembly session later this month which would be attended by both Modi and Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan.
You know, the position our position on mediation has, as a matter of principle, has always remained the same, Dujarric said.
His comments came as India and Pakistan clashed at the 42nd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva over the Kashmir issue.
The UN chief has maintained that his good offices are available only if both sides ask for it. However, India has made it clear to the international community that the Kashmir issue is an internal matter and there is no need for a third-party mediation.
And, as was said by the High Commissioner for Human Rights recently, the situation in Kashmir can only be solved with the full respect of human rights, Dujarric said.
Pakistan downgraded its diplomatic relations with India and expelled the Indian high commissioner following the revocation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir on August 5.
India has categorically told the international community that the scrapping of Article 370 was an internal matter and also advised Pakistan to accept the reality.
By Yoshita Singh
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres's Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric on Friday thanked India for sending the payment.
India paid on Friday the full amount of $23.4 million for this year for the general budget due only at the end of the month.
India is the fourth country to pay up for this year and is the largest contributor so far.
Very few countries pay their dues by the January-end deadline and there is a large list of countries in arrears from past years.
Of the 193 members, 47 have not paid last year's dues creating a cash crunch, according to Dujarric.
Guterres has called it "the worst cash crisis facing the United Nations in nearly a decade."
The UN is on an austerity mode curtailing several services and even the escalator at the Secretariat.
The UN could not produce the full summary of the Security Council debate on Thursday at the end of the day because of the cutbacks.
The General Assembly last month approved this year's UN budget of $3 billion for its worldwide operations, a small increase from last year's $2.9 billion outlay.
It also switched to a system of annual budgets from the two-year budgets that had been in force.
The UN has a separate, far larger budget for peacekeeping operations with a different fiscal year that runs July to June.
It is $6.5 billion for the current year.
(IANS)