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2023-03-30
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  1. “In addition to ensuring the implementation of resolution 2457 (2019), the Master Roadmap on Practical Steps to Silencing the Guns in Africa and its monitoring mechanism are useful benchmarks for assessing the progress made on the impact of development policies on the initiative. In conclusion, South Africa remains resolute in actively advancing Africa’s aspiration of attaining lasting peace, security and prosperity, and we support the continued focus of the Security Council on peace and security on the continent.”

    2023-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9299Resumption1 (2023) · source

  2. “While we reflect on the impact of development policies on ending conflicts and suffering in Africa, we also need to recognize the effects of external factors that impact on development policies. Unilateral sanctions and other economic coercive measures, as well as illicit financial flows, have been proven as impediments to the socioeconomic development of countries on the continent. Those barriers must be addressed effectively if the African continent is to achieve its full development potential, peace, and stability. We also believe that it is prudent to continue conversations aimed at assessing the implementation of activities associated with the Silencing of the Guns initiative.”

    2023-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9299Resumption1 (2023) · source

  3. “Therefore, multilateral development banks, development finance institutions and the private sector all have a critical role in assisting financing and implementing development aspirations of African countries with a view to accelerate the attainment of both Agenda 2063 and the SDG’s. Forging partnerships among important partners in peacebuilding and sustaining peace is pivotal for coordination of efforts. We encourage United Nations entities, especially the United Nations Development Programme, to cooperate closely with affected African countries, the African Union and subregional organizations in providing necessary assistance on development policies aimed at extricating these countries from fragility and violent conflicts.”

    2023-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9299Resumption1 (2023) · source

  4. “However, there are impediments to silencing the guns permanently as evidenced by continuance, relapses, and recurrence of conflicts in some parts of the continent. These calls for strategic and targeted investment to conflict prevention, peacebuilding and sustaining peace through strengthened post-conflict reconstruction and development interventions. Building resilience in institutions responsible for the promotion of inclusive economic growth and development is vital. It is also important to recognize that the implementation of development policies requires long- term financing.”

    2023-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9299Resumption1 (2023) · source

  5. “We recognize, however, that the quest for achieving prosperity and socioeconomic development is contingent on ending violent conflict, fragility and instability on the African continent, because peace and development are intertwined. Against that backdrop, the AU and the respective regional economic communities have adopted several frameworks to aid countries in achieving their respective development objectives by focusing primarily on addressing the root causes and drivers of insecurity, while improving governance, building requisite skills and institutional capacity. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the AU’s Agenda 2063 remain the overarching frameworks driving development imperatives on the continent.”

    2023-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9299Resumption1 (2023) · source

  6. “Progress has been made at the national and regional levels through projects led by the African Union Development Agency and the New Partnership for Africa’s Development, which are mandated to fast-track the realization of Agenda 2063. Progress has also been made through the strengthening of the African governance architecture to complement the African peace and security architecture. The Silencing the Guns initiative is a manifestation of African people’s desire to end the scourge of violent conflict and suffering on the continent in pursuit of shared prosperity and socioeconomic development. That laudable initiative is therefore one of the key flagship projects of Agenda 2063, which is the blueprint for Africa’s socioeconomic development.”

    2023-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9299Resumption1 (2023) · source

  7. “South Africa welcomes the convening of today’s open debate on the impact of development policies on the implementation of the silencing the guns agenda pertaining to peace and security in Africa. This debate is apt, as the year 2023 marks the tenth anniversary of the Silencing the Guns initiative of the African Union (AU). We also appreciate the informative briefings delivered this morning. Notwithstanding the effects of the coronavirus disease and other multidimensional challenges, the African continent has made meaningful progress in advancing socioeconomic development since the adoption of the African Union’s Agenda 2063, including the Silencing the Guns initiative.”

    2023-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9299Resumption1 (2023) · source