{"id":43758,"date":"2018-01-18T18:42:20","date_gmt":"2018-01-18T18:42:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/?p=43758"},"modified":"2018-04-22T11:46:53","modified_gmt":"2018-04-22T15:46:53","slug":"doha-general-assembly-president-spotlights-un-sustaining-peace-agenda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/2018\/01\/doha-general-assembly-president-spotlights-un-sustaining-peace-agenda\/","title":{"rendered":"In Doha, General Assembly President spotlights Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ \u2018sustaining peace\u2019 agenda"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Conflict is not always linear, with a clear beginning, middle and end, the President of the United Nations General Assembly said Thursday, urging a new approach to peace that requires action at all stages of the conflict cycle.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are no longer dealing only with tanks, planes, and uniformed troops,\u201d Miroslav Laj\u010d\u00e1k told a two-day regional forum on \u2018Sustaining Peace\u2019 held in Doha, Qatar, explaining that other factors, such as terrorism, growing internal violence, new technology and climate change, have transformed the faces of conflict and peace.<\/p>\n

He stressed that action is needed when there are warning signs of conflict, when political tensions are on the rise, when human rights are being violated, when there is some hope of peace, amid conflict, when warring parties show any kind of willingness to talk, when a peace deal has been signed, when infrastructure needs to be rebuilt, and when a society is trying to patch itself back together.<\/p>\n

\u201cSometimes we separate these into stages of prevention, mediation and peacebuilding. Other times we refer to them all as the peace continuum. But the magic of \u2018Sustaining Peace\u2019 is that all of them are brought together, under one umbrella, and one new approach,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

This new approach, \u2018Sustaining Peace,\u2019 was adopted by the General Assembly and the Security Council in April 2016, breaking new ground. One milestone along the way will be the expected publication next month of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Secretary-General\u2019s report on the subject.<\/p>\n

The Assembly President will also convene a High-Level Meeting on Sustaining Peace on 24 and 25 April, in New York.<\/p>\n

A recent Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ-World Bank report noted that conflict can kill a chance of progress from many areas \u2013 from development and poverty reduction, to health and education. The report also pointed out that, even with cautious estimates, more investment in conflict prevention could save the international community $1.2 billion per year. And the benefits would be even more significant at the national level. Because, prevention could save countries over $34 billion in losses.<\/p>\n

At the moment, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ resources for peace are concentrated on military peacekeeping missions, and there is a chronic shortfall of funding to build or preserve peace, he said, noting that this affects activities for conflict prevention, mediation and peacebuilding.<\/p>\n

He hopes that at the high-level meeting in April can provide a platform for this, leaders from all over the world will voice their commitment to making financing for Sustaining Peace stronger, and more predictable.<\/p>\n

Mr. Laj\u010d\u00e1k also stressed the importance of partnerships. Within the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ system, silos between humanitarian and development work must be torn down, he said, highlighting the need for partnerships between the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ and other actors, including civil society, academia, regional and sub-regional organizations, regional development banks, and international financial institutions.<\/p>\n

Finally, Mr. Laj\u010d\u00e1k underscored the need to do more to showcase best practices. \u201cSustaining Peace\u00a0is\u00a0<\/em>happening. But it is the exception \u2013 not the norm,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Via Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ News Centre<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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