Statement of the PeaceBuilding Commission at the Open Debate on United Nations-African Union peace and security cooperation; May 24, 2016
Statement of the PBC; May 24, 2016
In our commitment, we will continue to strengthen national ownership and leadership in our engagement, because we are convinced that the responsibility for sustaining peace is shared between the Government and all national stakeholders, including youth, women and civil society.
Statement of the PBC; May 24, 2016
Similarly, we must also acknowledge the importance of women’s leadership and participation in conflict prevention, resolution and peacebuilding. We must particularly include gender-related issues in all discussions pertinent to sustaining peace, and promote the gender dimensions of peacebuilding, including through the strengthening of women’s meaningful participation in peacebuilding. Importantly, we also intend to work very closely with Mr. Donald Kaberuka in the context of the African Peace Fund. We also look forward to working with him and to achieving greater success in raising additional funds for both the African Peace Fund and the broader Peacebuilding Fund of the Peacebuilding Commission.