Members of the Peace-building Commission (PBC) on Thursday agreed to take steps to foster coherence in the way the UN supports transitions of its involvement in countries moving from violent conflict to sustainable peace.
Rising from the Third Annual Session of the PBC in New York, members agreed to further strengthen its synergies with the General Assembly, Security Council and the Economic and Social Council.
The focus of the session was on “Transitions as a challenge to consolidating peace and security: the role of the PBC in diplomacy and political accompaniment.”
The Commission said that this will be particularly important in connection to the Security Council’s deliberations on the formation, review, drawdown and withdrawal of peacekeeping operations and special political missions.
It concluded that countries in transition from violent conflict to sustainable peace face evolving challenges, which have implications for the configuration of the United Nations’ engagement.
These transitions, It added, ranged from United Nations’ own transition from peacemaking and mediation missions to peacekeeping operations or to special political missions; from peacekeeping operations to United Nations Country Teams.
The drawdown of peacekeeping missions, in particular, they said, can lead to dramatically reduced support of the international community, including in the areas of political accompaniment, mediation, security and justice.
This, members added puts pressure on national capacities, particularly in countries where institutions are still weak and require the support of the international community to sustain peace and strengthen national capacities.
Members say the international community has a crucial role in supporting national authorities achieve nationally identified priorities, in sustaining attention, and in providing political, technical and financial support.
Furthermore, as recognised by the resolutions on sustaining peace adopted by the General Assembly and the Security Council on April 27, they said it is critical to ensure that such support is provided in a comprehensive manner towards sustaining peace during all stages of conflict.
It recommitted to contributing constructively in this process by providing a timely policy forum for all relevant stakeholders, including Member States, regional organisations, international financial institutions and civil society organisations.
It pledged to formulate specific strategic and targeted advice to the Security Council, including to assist with longer-term perspective required for sustaining peace, in order to support countries undergoing transitions, including providing political, technical and financial support.
Furthermore, members said, countries undergoing transition can benefit from the work of the Commission in view of its role of fostering coherence among the three pillars of the United Nations.
These are peace and security, development and human rights.
The annual session, is aimed at strengthening the Commission as the key intergovernmental advisory organ on sustaining peace and peace-building at the United Nations, including on the development of policies.
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