The UNGA President will convene an informal interactive dialogue of the UN General Assembly and the UN Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) to discuss the status of implementation of UNGA and UN Security Council resolutions related to “sustaining peace,” before the finalization of an interim report from the UN Secretary-General.
A December 2018 letter from the PBC is attached to the announcement of the dialogue, sharing the “main elements raised” during the discussion process on sustaining peace.
In 2016, the UNGA and Security Council adopted parallel resolutions setting out the ‘sustaining peace’ agenda (A/RES/70/262 and Resolution 2282). In January 2018, UN Secretary-General António Guterres issued a report on progress in implementing the resolutions, which outlined recommendations to address remaining gaps. Briefing governments on this report in March 2018, Guterres noted that: some of his proposed changes require Member States’ approval, while he is already undertaking others; sustainable and inclusive development is both an end in itself and a means to preventing conflict; women must occupy leadership positions in mechanisms for conflict resolution; and the UN Peacebuilding Fund (PBF) should have its resources increased to US$500 million annually, and the UN is exploring innovative financing solutions. A UNGA resolution adopted in April 2018 (A/72/L.49) requests the UN Secretary-General to: during UNGA 73, provide an interim report to elaborate on his recommendations and options, including on financing UN peacebuilding activities; and during UNGA 74, submit a report in connection with the next comprehensive review of the UN peacebuilding architecture, focusing on continued implementation of the Sustaining Peace resolutions and progress in the implementing the recommendations and options contained in his report.
date: 26 March 2019
time: 10:00 am
venue: UN Headquarters, Trusteeship Council Chamber
location: New York City, US
contact: Khalilah Hackman
e-mail: khalilah.hackman@un.org
www: https://www.un.org/pga/73/2019/03/06/informal-interactive-dialogue-of-the-general-assembly-and-the-peacebuilding-commission/
http://sdg.iisd.org/news/high-level-event-considers-how-un-can-do-better-for-peace-and-security/