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1. “I thank the presidency of Gabon for organizing this important annual open debate. I also thank the Deputy Secretary-General, Her Excellency Ms. Amina Mohammed, the Executive Director of UN-Women, Ms. Sima Bahous, and the other briefers for their comprehensive remarks. Bangladesh aligns itself with the statements made by the representatives of Canada, on behalf of the Group of Friends of Women, Peace and Security, and of Croatia, on behalf of Group of Friends of the Responsibility to Protect. The implementation of the women and peace and security agenda is imperative to peacebuilding and sustaining peace, especially in conflict-affected situations. The Security Council adopted the historic and landmark resolution 1325 (2000), on women and peace and security, in 2000, when Bangladesh was a member of the Council.”

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2. “Finally, the Commission reiterates its commitment, within its mandate, to continuing to accompany Colombia in its peacebuilding efforts and calls on partners to increase their efforts to support Colombia in that endeavour.”

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3. “Additionally, the Commission welcomes consistent civil-society engagement in Colombia, including through the Peacebuilding Fund via the multi-partner trust fund for sustaining peace in Colombia and the annual Gender and Youth Promotion Initiative, which supports national initiatives to enhance women and young people’s participation in peacebuilding. Sixthly, the Commission welcomes the recent decision by the Government of Colombia and the Ejército de Liberación Nacional to resume peace dialogues, which will help broaden the scope of peace. We urge the international and regional partners of the United Nations to lend their full support to the process and the implementation of agreements to ensure a sustained path towards peacebuilding in Colombia.”

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4. “Fifthly, the Commission welcomes the invaluable and complementary support that the Verification Mission and the United Nations country team provide to peacebuilding in Colombia, as well as the catalytic contribution of the Peacebuilding Fund through the multi-partner trust fund for sustaining peace. We stress the need for complementarity among the various strands of technical assistance and funding, including domestic resources, innovative financing, local entrepreneurship, private-sector investments and public-private-sector partnerships.”

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5. “In line with its gender action plan, the Commission encourages the full implementation of the gender provisions of the Final Agreement and the inclusion of the women and peace and security agenda in all discussions relevant to peacebuilding in Colombia. Fourthly, the Commission encourages the full and effective use of mechanisms that draw on the inputs of Colombian civil-society actors, victims and former combatants to build consensus towards the success of peace efforts, and in that regard welcomes the installation of the National Youth Council in July and encourages further dialogue with young people in all aspects of peacebuilding.”

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6. “The Commission expresses its recognition of the Government’s determination to reactivate the dialogue between the signatory parties and civil society. Secondly, the Commission also welcomes the Government’s commitment to reducing inequality, governing with and for women, ensuring zero tolerance for corruption and holding regional dialogues, as critical steps towards building lasting peace in Colombia. Thirdly, the Commission underlines the importance of inclusive approaches to addressing inequalities as drivers of conflict, and in that regard commends President Petro Urrego for appointing a gender parity Cabinet and for his announcement that he is creating a Ministry of Equality to address issues related to gender, ethnic communities, youth and children, among others.”

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7. “Drawing on the Commission’s engagements with Colombia, I would like to bring following points to the Security Council’s attention. First, the Commission commends President Petro Urrego and his Government for their commitment to peace, including the full implementation of the Final Agreement. That includes its four elements of comprehensive rural reform — political participation, a solution to the illicit drugs problem, the Comprehensive System of Truth, Justice, Reparation and Non-Repetition and mechanisms for dialogue on implementation. Progress in its transformative chapters will help consolidate peace, narrow the development gap in rural Colombia, contribute to reconciliation based on a shared understanding of the past, ensure justice and the rights of victims, and bring closure to the many Colombians who lost loved ones.”

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8. “Mr. Muhith: I thank you, Mr. President, for inviting me to this important meeting to share the views of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) on Colombia. In the past few years, at the request of the Government of Colombia, the Peacebuilding Commission has sought to mobilize support for the country’s efforts to build peace following the ratification in 2016 of the Final Agreement for Ending the Conflict and Building a Stable and Lasting Peace. The Commission reiterates the importance of Colombia as a successful example of inclusive peacemaking and expresses its appreciation to the Government of Colombia for its strong engagement with the Peacebuilding Commission and for sharing its experiences with conflict-affected countries and regions.”

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9. “We have already heard the statement of the Peacebuilding Commission. The convening role of the PBC should be leveraged to bring all actors on board in order to take a coordinated approach to sustaining peace in Africa. Finally, while the partnerships with regional and subregional organizations and international financial institutions are crucial, at the same time we underscore the importance of South-South and triangular cooperation in addressing the challenges in Africa. That cooperation can address issues such as climate change, the digital divide, human resource development, resource mobilization and capacity-building for local and national institutions and so forth. The meeting rose at 5.30 p.m.”

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10. “Its work extends to the fields of agriculture, food security, livelihoods, education, health, microfinance, social enterprise, ultra-poor graduation, women and youth empowerment, early childhood development, emergency preparedness and response programmes, among other things. We call for creating enabling environments for NGOs, international NGOs and civil-society organizations in line with the national priorities of African countries. We also call for increased support to those civil-society organizations working for capacity-building for women- and youth- led organizations at the local and national level. Thirdly, we would like to highlight the role of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) in supporting the national peacebuilding priorities of countries and regions in Africa.”

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11. “Secondly, we emphasize the role and contribution of non-governmental organizations (NGOs), international NGOs and other civil-society actors in capacity- building for national and local authorities, as well as in supplementing national priorities in sustaining peace. For example, we would like to point to the work of the Rural Advancement Committee for Bangladesh, BRAC, the world’s largest NGO, which originated in Bangladesh. BRAC has been working in seven African countries with the aim of having a sustainable impact in Africa by developing innovative solutions and effectively implementing development programmes at scale in resource-constrained environments, as outlined in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.”

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12. “Moreover, the Bangladesh Institute of Peace Support Operation Training has been offering training courses, including for contingent commanders, military observers, staff and logistics officers, as well as courses on women and peace and security and security- sector reform, among others. Through September 2021, 70 personnel from 12 African countries attended various courses at the Institute. We believe that leveraging the experience and expertise of peacekeepers can greatly contribute to capacity-building in Africa. In that regard, we call for increased programmatic funding for peacekeeping missions to enable them to scale up their peacebuilding activities. We ask the Council to take that into consideration when setting up mandates for peacekeeping missions, not only in transitions but from the very beginning.”

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13. “Our peacekeepers have been protecting civilians, creating conditions conducive to the delivery of humanitarian assistance, building national institutions, especially in the security sector, and supporting peace processes in Africa in line with the mandates of peacekeeping operations. Our peacekeepers are also engaged in providing medical facilities, building and protecting schools, constructing roads, enhancing social cohesion, conducting training for local authorities and providing vocational training and assistance in agricultural development, among other things. In addition to our uniformed personnel, our women judges are involved in strengthening the rule of law and the judicial sector in African countries.”

    2022-08-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9106Resumption1 (2022) · source

14. “I congratulate the delegation of China on its assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of August and thank it for organizing this very important debate. I appreciate the presence of the Secretary-General’s Special Adviser on Africa and the African Union Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security and thank them for their insights. I would like to highlight the following points. First, I want to underscore the instrumental role of peacekeeping missions for capacity-building in Africa. The African continent hosts the majority of peacekeeping operations. Since the 1960s, there have been more than 30 peacekeeping missions in Africa. As the current largest troop- and police-contributing country, Bangladesh has more than 6,500 peacekeepers deployed in six peacekeeping missions in Africa.”

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15. “Noting that the continuing demand for Peacebuilding Fund support has significantly outpaced available resources and stressing that capacity- building requires timely and effective financial and technical support, the Commission reiterates its calls for adequate, predictable and sustainable financing for peacebuilding and promotes the confluence of various funding streams towards shared objectives in the spirit of good peacebuilding financing.”

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16. “Lastly, the Commission acknowledges the invaluable contributions of the Peacebuilding Fund in supporting the strengthening of inclusive national and local institutions and organizations, including in the rule of law, transitional justice, disarmament, demobilization and reintegration, political dialogue, electoral frameworks, democratic governance, human rights, security sector reform, State capacities and the extension of State authority.”

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17. “In that regard, the Peacebuilding Commission promotes the role of regional, South-South and triangular cooperation in addressing common challenges to peacebuilding and advancing the long-term goals of economic recovery and sustainable development in Africa. The Commission also wishes to promote the sharing of best practices, as and where applicable, across the continent. Fourthly, the importance of the African Union and other regional and subregional organizations in Africa in addressing peacebuilding challenges and fostering regional strategies in support of regional capacities to sustain peace cannot be overstated. For its part, the Peacebuilding Commission is committed to working more closely with the African Union and its Peace and Security Council in support of those strategies and in mobilizing peacebuilding tools to sustain peace.”

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18. “In view of that, the Peacebuilding Commission emphasizes the importance of ensuring that women, youth and those in vulnerable situations be included in capacity-building efforts at the local, national and regional levels. The Commission emphasizes that inclusivity is key to advancing national peacebuilding processes and objectives in order to ensure that the needs of all segments of society are taken into account. The Commission also stresses that civil society can play an important role in advancing efforts to build and sustain peace. Thirdly, capacities for sustaining peace are enhanced with the sharing of lessons learned, the identification of scalable good practices and innovative solutions and the exchange of expertise.”

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19. “In that regard, the Commission will continue to encourage partnerships with international financial institutions, including the World Bank and the regional development banks, which have leveraged resources, expertise and capacities in order to help build national and local institutions in conflict-affected countries. Secondly, enhancing capacity-building for sustaining peace is indeed a complex process, one that must be carried out in a step-by-step manner with measures tailored to the specific conditions of each country and region. However, as experience has shown, measures that are not inclusive ultimately risk sustainability, leaving the drivers of conflict unaddressed.”

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20. “There is an abundance of examples globally, as well as in Africa, of how the pandemic has exacerbated governance gaps, affecting the health, economic and social sectors and causing additional strains on social cohesion, with potential implications for the peace and security landscape. In view of that, the Peacebuilding Commission recognizes the need to increase collective efforts in order to strengthen effective, accountable and inclusive public service institutions, within the framework of the rule of law, cutting across all the Sustainable Development Goals in an integrated and coordinated manner.”

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21. “The Executive Secretary of the Lake Chad Basin Commission updated the Peacebuilding Commission in April on newly created coordination and management structures and the building of both vertical and horizontal partnerships, including with a civil society platform and a task force of implementing partners. The Lake Chad Basin Commission has also helped governors in Boko Haram-affected areas of the basin to articulate their locally owned initiative, the territorial action plans, in support of the regional strategy. Based on those and other PBC engagements in Africa, I wish to share several observations. First, it is critical to support nationally owned and led efforts to build effective, accountable, inclusive and responsive institutions at the national and local levels for reducing vulnerability and protecting and empowering citizens.”

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22. “In November, the Administrator and Director-General of Burundi’s Youth Investment Bank, which was formed in 2020, addressed the Commission and informed it about the Bank’s efforts in financing youth enterprises and cooperatives owned by more than 1,800 young members. The Commission also heard from several young men and women entrepreneurs who emphasized how transformative the capacity-building support had been in their lives. In the Lake Chad basin, the Lake Chad Basin Commission has been making consistent efforts to translate its regional strategy for stabilization, recovery and resilience into an implementable plan.”

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23. “The Chair of the Liberia configuration recently visited the country and noted an encouraging trend and efforts within political parties to ensure the increased representation of women in party leadership and their broader participation in elections, as well as the role played by women-led peace huts in building social cohesion at the community level. In Burundi, the Government has promoted the decisive role that young people can play in their country’s socioeconomic development. Advancing young people’s empowerment and economic inclusion has been operationalized in Burundi’s national programme for peace capitalization, social stability and the promotion of economic growth, with initiatives in support of youth entrepreneurship and job creation as well as education and training.”

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24. “The PBC used the meeting to mobilize resources and address the impact of budgetary constraints for the country’s Special Criminal Court and its Truth, Justice, Reparations and Reconciliation Commission. In Liberia, significant efforts have been made to help build capacity for inclusive peacebuilding, especially by ensuring the full, equal and meaningful participation of women in social, political and economic life. Liberia’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection briefed the Commission in June, highlighting notable progress in gender equality through the adoption of a revised national gender policy for the period from 2018 to 2022, a second national action plan on women and peace and security for the period from 2019 to 2023 and a gender-responsive local governance and land-rights act.”

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25. “I would like to share some of the PBC’s engagements in Africa in the field of capacity-building. In the Central African Republic, the Government has prioritized the fight against impunity and the reinforcement of access to justice. During a PBC meeting in April on the rule of law and transitional justice mechanisms, the Minister of Justice, Human Rights Promotion and Governance of the Central African Republic presented the initiatives of his Government in the field of peacebuilding. He informed the Commission about reforms and measures that have been undertaken in the judicial and penitentiary sectors, noting the adoption of a justice-sector policy, the convening of criminal sessions at the Bangui Court of Appeals and the creation of a rapid response unit within the police and gendarmerie to investigate sexual and gender-based violence.”

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26. “Mr. Muhith: I thank you, Sir, for inviting me to brief the Council on the important topic of peace and security in Africa, with a focus on capacity-building for sustaining peace. With the onset of a global pandemic, an economic downturn and changing conflict dynamics, the challenges to peace and security have multiplied. There has been increased interest from countries and regions in Africa in engaging with the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) in expanding and strengthening their capacities for peacebuilding and sustaining peace. Since its inception, the Commission, in line with its mandate and through its country- and region-specific engagements, has consistently supported Africa and provided a platform for discussing their national peacebuilding priorities and garnering support for strengthening the capacity of institutions.”

    2022-08-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9106 (2022) · source