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Reviewing
UN peacebuilding
UN processes
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A briefing for MPs
Wednesday, 18 November 2020, 9–10 a.m. (New York)
Members of Parliament following international relations and security issues
English and French
https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYpceiqrT8qHtwUsALPPvM3AkEabDEWe0kN
Seventy-five years ago, the United Nations was created
to
save succeeding generations from the scourge of war .
Acknowledging that peace means more than the absence of war, in 2005 the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) was
established to address the underlying drivers of conflict and support the conditions for lasting peace in countries
emerging from conflict. The PBC embodies the notion that there can be no peace without development and no
development without peace.
Bringing together all of the economic, social and
political factors that may lead countries into conflict, the
PBC is the linchpin of a larger United Nations
architecture for peacebuilding. It is complemented by
political missions and other efforts led by the
Department for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs.
United Nations peacebuilding efforts have generated the
following results on the ground: increased trust in
government, improved social cohesion, lower levels of
violence, increased capacity to peacefully prevent and
resolve conflict, inclusion of peacebuilding in public policy
and durable political settlements.
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UN Secretary-General report, July 2020
The 2020 review of the United Nations peacebuilding
architecture will conclude with a General Assembly
resolution in December. In the recent
UN Secretary-General report,
he notes that peacebuilding work is bearing fruit, and key reforms recommended in a
2016 GA resolution
are being
implemented.
Still, the
group of independent eminent persons
asked to contribute to this review believes important weaknesses exist,
including the need to deepen national ownership of peacebuilding efforts, further integrate development and
humanitarian work nationally and globally, dramatically enhance the role of women and youth, and greatly scale up
resources. And the
Global Peace Index
suggests that peacefulness is deteriorating steadily. Global military spending
nearing US$1.9 trillion per year also indicates growing geopolitical tensions.
Leading questions
Is the United Nations peacebuilding architecture fit for purpose?
Will the upcoming resolution of the General Assembly lead to much-needed deeper reforms?
Featuring
Mr.
Oscar Taranco,
UN Assistant Secretary-General, Peacebuilding Support Office
Ambassador
Liberata Mulamula,
group of Independent Eminent Persons on peacebuilding
Ms. Jacqueline
O’Neill,
Canada’s
Ambassador for Women, Peace and Security
Q&A
Parliamentarians
For information:
IPU Observer Office at the United Nations,