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Van Tongeren

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2005-09-20
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2005-09-20
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  1. “Within the United Nations country teams a focal point for prevention and peacebuilding should be appointed. Finally, we support the creation of a Peacebuilding Commission and believe its effectiveness would be enhanced through cooperation with civil society with peacebuilding experience. It should report to the Security Council and to the General Assembly. We ask the Council to support proposals to include in the mandate of the Peacebuilding Commission the establishment of formal country-level mechanisms such as civic forums to ensure that local civil society is a key partner in its efforts.”

    2005-09-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5264 (2005) · source

  2. “The Security Council should reform its working methods to increase legitimacy, inclusiveness and representativity by implementing the recommendations of the Panel of Eminent Persons on United Nations- Civil Society Relations - the Cardoso panel - to strengthen the Council's engagement with civil society and by deepening and improving the planning and effectiveness of the Arria formula meetings by lengthening lead times and covering travel costs to increase the participation of actors from the field. Security Council field missions should meet regularly with appropriate local civil society leaders. Further, the Council should support the establishment of an advisory or expert group on conflict prevention and peacebuilding, to consist of practitioners, academics and representatives of civil society organizations.”

    2005-09-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5264 (2005) · source

  3. “Due to time limitations, I cannot reflect too much here on all the different important roles of civil society, so I will simply say that we strongly support Kofi Annan's conclusion in the Security Council debate on the role of civil society in post-conflict peacebuilding just last year (see S/PV.4993), when he stated that the partnership between the United Nations and civil society is not an option, but a necessity.”

    2005-09-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5264 (2005) · source

  4. “Better early warning indicators and a peacebuilding infrastructure should be developed, based on local capacities for peace. We believe that it is very important that an update of the 2001 prevention of armed conflict report be released soon. The progress report planned for 2004 is still on hold. We hope, however, that now that the summit is over, that report will be published soon. In addition, we propose a more in-depth review of the role of the United Nations in the field of conflict prevention and peacebuilding be undertaken in 2010, by organizing a multi-stakeholder conference on conflict prevention and peacebuilding, aiming for a coherent and integrated approach on prevention and a mid-term review of the Peacebuilding Commission, with input from regional organizations and civil society.”

    2005-09-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5264 (2005) · source

  5. “We believe that this shift is not only possible but that it is much more cost- effective. Prevention is at the heart of the United Nations mission and was the founding purpose of the United Nations 60 years ago. Still, this is not reflected in the current design of the United Nations. As stated in the report of the Secretary-General entitled "In larger freedom", peacebuilding is still a "gaping hole in the United Nations institutional machinery" (A/59/2005, para. 114). Following the two high-level reports of 2004, we propose that the United Nations take up a stronger steering and catalyzing role, and act as a convener in the field of peace and security. We recommend that the post of Under-Secretary-General for Peace and Security be created. Regions or countries prone to conflict should be better monitored.”

    2005-09-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5264 (2005) · source

  6. “In response to the recommendation on the role of civil society in the Secretary-General's 2001 report on the prevention of armed conflict (S/200l/574), civil society organizations from around the world organized themselves and formed the Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict. After three years of dialogue, consultation and research all over the world, 15 regional action agendas and finally one global Action Agenda on conflict prevention and peacebuilding were formulated. These action agendas were presented at the Global Conference on the Role of Civil Society in the Prevention of Armed Conflict and Peacebuilding, which took place in July of this year, here in this building. In the global Action Agenda, we call for a fundamental change in dealing with conflict: a shift from reaction to prevention.”

    2005-09-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5264 (2005) · source

  7. “Mr. Van Tongeren: I am honoured to be invited to this meeting, and I thank the representative of the Philippines very much for this invitation to address the Council today. Promoting peace and security in the twenty-first century requires a fundamental shift in how we respond to the challenge of violent conflict. It is intolerable that millions of civilians die from violent conflict at a time when the international community has the knowledge and resources to prevent it. As described in the Human Development Report 2005, "Violent conflict is one of the surest and fastest routes to the bottom of the [Human Development Index]", and it endangers the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals.”

    2005-09-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5264 (2005) · source