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Gaudey

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  1. “Let me conclude by urging Member States to sustain and increase the political momentum gained and to make every effort to ensure lasting peace in Africa. Strengthening the partnership between the United Nations and the African Union is vital in that regard. Let us, therefore, strategize our peacebuilding efforts in Africa alongside the Post-Conflict Reconstruction and Development Framework; the African Solidarity Initiative; African Union's goal of Silencing the Guns initiative for a conflict-free Africa by 2020; the African Peace and Security Architecture 2016-2020 Roadmap; the African Union's Agenda 2063; and the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals.”

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  2. “Therefore, addressing the unpredictability and inadequacy of peacebuilding funds and resources is the main task, and our concerted efforts are required to prevent the outbreak, escalation and recurrence of conflict in Africa. In that regard, we look forward to the Secretary- General's report to the General Assembly at its next session on options to increase, restructure and better prioritize funding allocated to peacebuilding activities, including through assessed contributions. We also must look into other means of funding, including through cooperation with multilateral financial institutions, such as the World Bank and the African Development Bank, engagement with the private sector, and maximizing effective domestic resource mobilization capacity.”

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  3. “We need to strengthen the links between United Nations peacebuilding efforts, the African Union's Agenda 2063, and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (General Assembly resolution 70/1), as they provide blueprints for addressing root causes and drivers of violent conflict. Whatever we profess will achieve no significant result unless we are ready to implement what we say and address the obstacles facing efforts to ensure predictable and sustained funding for peacebuilding activities. Peacebuilding efforts in Africa have been significantly hindered by the ad hoc nature of financing, which is often directed towards emergency responses.”

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  4. “Chergui for the Peacebuilding Commission and the African Union Commission to develop a 10-year joint strategy to enhance the peace dividends in Africa. Secondly, the mindset that equates peacebuilding with a mere post-conflict process has to change for good. Sustaining peace requires the determination to address the root causes of conflicts. It is critical that we adopt comprehensive and integrated approaches that tackle the challenges of peace, security, human rights, good governance and development in a holistic manner. The United Nations engagement with the continent should be more strategic and focus on activities that are essential for sustainable development and poverty eradication.”

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  5. “In order to sustain peace in Africa, the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) should build stronger links with the African Union and the subregional organizations and enable them to exercise their comparative advantages and play complementary roles in a coherent manner. In that regard, the United Nations has to devise its peacebuilding strategies in a manner that supports and complements Africa's own peacebuilding efforts such as the Post-Conflict Reconstruction and Development Framework and the African Solidarity Initiative. The African Union and the United Nations peacebuilding architecture have much to learn and benefit from each other's approaches and experience, and from seeking greater synergy, cooperation and complementarity. At this juncture, we would like to add our support for the proposal made by Mr.”

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  6. “Let me also join others in thanking the Secretary-General for his comprehensive briefing. It is safe to say that the 2015 review of the United Nations peacebuilding architecture, which led to the adoption on 27 April of the identical General Assembly resolution 70/262 and Security Council resolution 2282 (2016) on the United Nations peacebuilding architecture, was a significant achievement. The next big challenge is going to be sustaining and further expanding that political momentum and implementing the review's key recommendations, especially those parts that pertain to Africa. The primary step for translating the words of the resolutions into action involves strong partnerships and coordination.”

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  7. “Allow me to start by thanking you, Mr. President, for organizing this open debate on peacebuilding in Africa in connection with the agenda item "Peacebuilding and sustainable peace". For obvious reasons, this agenda item is critical to the African continent. Our region is one of the most conflict-affected continents in the world and a place where the United Nations deploys the highest percentage of its peacekeepers. Over 70 per cent of the Security Council's agenda items concern Africa and all the countries on the agenda of the Peacebuilding Commission are African. My special thanks goes to Her Excellency Ms. Amina Mohammed and His Excellency Mr. Smail Chergui for taking part in this important meeting and for the briefings that they presented so eloquently. My delegation fully endorses those statements.”

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