Informal Interactive Dialogue on the 2025 Review of the Peacebuilding Architecture - Joint meeting of the General Assembly and Social Council - General Assembly, 79th session

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Take your seats, please. We will start in a minute.

Thanks very much for your patience.

I call to order the joint informal interactive dialogue of the General assembly and the Security Council with the Peace Building Commission on the 2025 review of the Peace Building Architecture.

I am pleased to be here with you together with His Excellency Evangelos Sicaris, President of the Security Council and Her Excellency Angel Leandeste, Chair of the Peace Building Commission and the core Facilitators, His Excellency Osama Abdelkalek, Permanent Representative of Egypt, and His Excellency Samuel Zboga, Permanent Representative of Slovenia. This interactive dialogue will provide an opportunity for Member States to exchange views with the objective of supporting an open, inclusive and consultative process to review the 2025 Peace Building architecture to generate agreed recommendations for consideration and decision by the assembly and the Council.

There is no pre established list of speakers for this meeting. Delegations wishing to deliver statements are invited to indicate by pressing the microphone button. Starting now, those speaking on behalf of a group should approach the Secretariat to be given priority in the speaking order.

Your Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, thank you for joining today's joint informal interactive dialogue on the 2025 review of the Peace Building Architecture. I thank His Excellency Mr. Evangelos Siqueres, President of the Security Council, for co convening this dialogue. I also thank Her Excellency Ms. Angie Leandestier, Chair of the Peace Building Commission for co chairing and the Excellencies Mr. Osama Abdelkalek and Mr. Samuel Zboga, co facilitators of the 2025 review, for their initiative and collaboration in bringing us together today. Excellencies, conflicts are proliferating across the globe, destabilizing regions, displacing communities and claiming innocent lives. In response, military expenditures are rising, questioning our apparent commitment to use the tools available through the United Nations Organization to achieve peace.

Let me be clear. War is not inevitable. War has proven to be time wasting. And again, the war the wrong response to conflict. In order to build peace, war must stop.

So we may as well become smarter and eliminate war from the many options at our disposal and use this United Nations Organization as it was first conceived to secure a future of peace and cooperation. For once and for all. We must all learn to build peace instead of going out to the battlefield.

Now more than ever before, we must turn to the tools of peace building, rooted in the principles and purposes of the United Nations Charter. To secure our future, we must turn to prevention, to dialogue, to peace building itself. These are the most powerful tools we possess for resolving conflict and achieving a just and lasting peace.

We laid the foundation for this peace building approach 20 years ago through the creation of the United Nations Peace building architecture, comprising 1 the Peace Building Commission, 2 the Peace Building Fund and 3 the Peace Building Support Office. Now is the time to fully draw on the best practices and develop scenes establishing this foundation.

Our aim is to renew our commitment to this indispensable architecture for peace in adopting the park for the Future. Last September were leaders committed to strengthening the Peace Building Commission through the 2025 review of the Peace Building Architecture. The terms of reference for the 2025 review, approved in April 2024 state that, and I quote, the review should also be forward looking, aiming at further improving the work of the United nations on peace building and sustaining peace. This includes, amongst other priorities, enhancing collaboration among the Peace Building Commission, the Peace Building Support Office and the Peace Building Fund. Today's meeting offers an opportunity to ensure that the United nations efforts are are comprehensive, efficient and impactful.

It is highly symbolic that today's informal interactive dialogue is convened jointly by the UN General assembly and the UN Security Council, together with the Peace Building Commission.

A Peace Building Commission with a more active bridging role will be better positioned to inform decision making across all relevant United nations organs, including the UN General assembly, the UN Security Council and the Economic and Social Council.

Your Excellencies, when world leaders established the Peace Building Architecture, they understood that member states bear the primary responsibility for preventing conflict and building peace. World leaders recognize that national efforts are essential to sustaining peace and fostering international security, and that these efforts require adequate, predictable and sustained financing. In recognition of this, world leaders committed to supporting states, including through the Peace Building Commission and the wider United nations system, first, to promote, develop and implement nationally owned prevention strategies and second, to address the root causes of violence and conflict while sharing best practices and lessons learned. Today's dialogue certainly reflects that spirit. Your Excellencies, I hope today's interactive dialogue will meaningfully inform the 2025 Peace Building Architecture Review and more broadly, help shape how we think about the future of this organization as it approaches its 80th anniversary.

Thank you.

I give the floor to His Excellency Evangelos Szekeris, President of the Security Council.

Thank you so much, Mr. President, distinguished chair of the Peace Building Commission. Dear co facilitators, Excellencies, colleagues, thank you all for being present today. I would also like to thank particularly Slovenian Egypt as co facilitators between the Security Council, the General Assembly Germany as a Peace Building Commission Chair and the Republic of Korea as informal PBS Security Council Coordinator for this coordinated effort to organize this joint informal interactive dialogue in in accordance with the terms of reference of the Peace Building Architecture Review. We are very honored and happy that this event could be organized during the Greek Presidency of the Security Council this month, hopefully forming a discussion. We all have a better idea of the resolutions that will be adopted during this year's review.

Excellencies Amid heightened global tensions, surging violence and staggering levels of humanitarian need, the imperative of comprehensive approaches to building and sustaining peace has rarely been more urgent. In 2016, the Sustaining Peace Framework underlined the importance of shared responsibility to address conflict. Seven years later, the Secretary General New Agenda for Peace called for strengthened international foresight, nationally owned prevention approaches and an all off system approach to tackling conflicts. Faced with the highest number of conflicts since the Second World War, we must work together now more than ever to act on these principles. In this regard, allow me to make three points.

First, to tackle today's complex challenges, we need a UN Peace Building architecture that is fit for purpose. This requires stronger capacities in conflict analysis, strategic foresight, partnership building and and results based programming. PEBA recommendation must be specific and actionable, grounded in a clear understanding of the architecture's intent and role and functions across the peace continuum. Second, and more specifically, the UN Peace Building architecture must be held accountable for supporting national, regional and local stakeholders and institutions. Inclusive, voluntary, nationally owned prevention strategies can address the drivers of conflict and and build social cohesion.

These strategies should be multi sectoral and place human rights at their core. A multi stakeholder, participative approach that includes local community leaders, women and youth peace builders as well as a broader civil society is central to sustaining peace. Third, it is clear that limited economic progress, especially when combined with inequality, resource scarcity and political stability, can heighten the risk of conflict. In turn, conflict disrupts development efforts. Breaking the cycle during these uncertain times of multilateralism means that we are forced to do development in the polycrisis instead of being paralyzed by the polycrisis.

We should see this as a polytunity to usher efficiency of resources. Efficiency in peace building means strategic partnerships, clear on accountability and metrics of focus on results. Consequently, success must be measured by impact like trust, inclusion and resilience with disaggregated data to ensure no one is left behind. Efficiency in peace building also means stronger partnerships and more systematic cooperation with regional organizations as well as innovative financing models including with IFIs to enable shared analysis and coordinated action of all stakeholders in view of sharing risks and and maximizing impact. Excellencies in closing, let me stress that the 2025 Peace Building architecture Review is an opportunity not just to reflect, but to act with greater purpose.

An opportunity to reinvigorate our efforts to maximize cooperation of multiple actors, states, organizations, local communities and the un. Strengthening the Peace Building Architecture through this review is key to address the challenge of today and sustain peace in the future. I thank you Mr. President.

I thank the President of the UN Security Council. I now give the floor to Our Excellency Andre Leundetster, Chair of the Peace Building Commission.

Thank you very much President and now it's my turn to welcome you to this first ever interactive dialogue in the framework of the PBAR Architect or PBAR Review of the Peace Building Architecture. And this dialogue is also showing that we have the Peace Building Commission has a unique position being a subsidiary body of both the General assembly and the Security Council. It reminds us also that the cross cutting nature of Peace Building is already deeply embedded in the constitution of the Peace Building Architecture. I joined the President of the General assembly and the President of the Security Council in expressing my gratitude to the co facilitators that are present here, Egypt and Slovenia for their guidance and commitment to an open, transparent and member state driven process today. And I've I'm inclined to stress that we Commemorate also the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, a historic moment that signified the triumph of peace over tyranny and paved the way for the founding of the United Nations.

This solemn occasion offers us a renewed opportunity to reaffirm our unwavering commitment to working in partnership with all Member States to build a more peaceful, just and prosperous world for current and future generations. The PBC already submitted input to the PEABA last year, so I have not so much to say and I won't repeat what has already been submitted in writing, but based on the elements paper circulated ahead of today's meeting. Allow me just to make a few remarks. This review comes at a crucial moment, not just for the Peace Building Architecture, but for the entire UN system. The Peace Building Architecture, with its bridging and convening fund function across all pillars of the UN, offers benefits and a unique perspective.

It supports a broad range of important topics from peace financing to the promotion of south south and Triangular cooperation, to the support of nationally owned peace building and sustaining peace efforts. This all comes at a comparatively low cost. Let us use the opportunity of the PBAR to preserve and strengthen this forum and the Designation of a specific chamber for use by the PBC and the provision of predictable and sustained conference services to the PBC as suggested by the co facilitators in the Elements paper would be crucial steps and would help to ensure that the PBC can fulfill its mandated tasks. The PBAR is also an opportunity to foster greater UN coherence and stronger links between the PBC and the pbf. Greater internal coherence as well as stronger partnerships with international, regional and sub regional organizations will further improve the impact of the peace Building architecture.

The stronger we align on the stronger alignment of the Peace Building Fund with international and regional financial institutions could amplify the effects of the fund and support the mobilization of financial support for national peace building and sustaining peace efforts. And lastly, I want to recommend the co facilitators for their strong focus on enhancing the impact of the UN Peace Building architecture, especially in the field. While much of the discussions we have here in New York of course are very important, but the main goal is of course to serve the countries and their people who turn to the BBC in support of their national peace building priorities. And our first priority, therefore must be always to ensure that the work we do here in New York has an impact on people's lives and livelihoods on the ground. I thank you,

I thank the Chair of the Peace Building Commission.

I now give the floor to His Excellency Osama Abdelkalek, Permanent Representative of Egypt, Core facilitator of the 2025 review of the Peace Building Architecture.

Thank you very much, Honorable President. Quite an honorable life to be here with my dearest colleague, Ambassador Samuel, the PR of Slovenia. We were tasked by your good self, Honorable President of the General assembly to do that to facilitate that peace building review.

Very grateful to the President of the Security Council being with us, Ambassador Evangelos and other great boss as well the Chair of the pbc, Ambassador Ante. We are taking that task very seriously. Honorable President of the General Assembly, Distinguished colleagues, we have started the process expeditiously consulting with everyone. We have gone to relevant USGS meeting, all of them, a lot of retreats. We have traveled to Geneva, we're going to Vienna next June.

We're listening to everyone interacting to everyone. We have received a lot of invitations and the number of those who are calling to speak is an honor and reflects how how genuine all member states wants to contribute to that process. This is a five year cycle. The 2022, 2020 was like a technical rollover, more or less. This time we have a better time frame to It's a difficult moment for the multilateral system, as you have all following the developments or so.

However, we have great opportunities. Everyone is believing in peace building. And peace building can be the answer to a lot of challenges we're facing and so on. You see, you look to the literature. In the last few years, we have had the common agenda, a lot of emphasis on prevention, a lot of emphasis on the Peace building.

You look to the impact of the future. Honorable President, we have adopted that collectively, everyone agreed we need to invest in the Peace Building and in helping countries to have better prevention strategies and better prevention plans. We have met with different groups. We continue to be. And I wish to start with a disclaimer.

The disclaimer is the co facilitators are co facilitators. They're just facilitating the discussion. Yes, trying to generate ideas, put a skeleton, put a framework, but the full ownership is for the members. So if we fail, believe me, and we will not, it is you not fulfilling your duties by owning whatever we're trying to do.

But we'll take that business very seriously and so on. When we look at the Peace Building architecture, as we have designed in 20 years ago, you have the features, you have the PBSO, the catalyst in the middle, the Secretariat, you have the Peace Building Commission and the endeavors, and you have some concepts and so on. And you have the Peace Building Fund, a great creature of ours that has been progressively succeeding, or so when you look to. When we had a look at the literature and we were doing our homework and so on. We have agreed, when I say we, it is the co facilitator sitting with everyone that we were meeting, that we need not to invent anything new.

It is not about what we want to do because it is well defined, even from 2015. It's how to do it, how to empower the system, how to capacitate it, how to a little bit and so on. And that entails, of course, a very genuine discussion on each pillar of the architecture as it was designed. We have heard from the member states. We want impactful peace building.

You see, this is very important. They want to see more efficiency and coherence across the UN system, genuinely embracing peace building, all the departments, all those in the ground, the RC system and so on. And so we want wider. Member states were telling us we want wider partnerships with the IFIs, regional organizations and CSOs and so on. We want more visibility and awareness of the Peace Building.

We want a full implementation of previous decisions when it comes to the Peace Building Commission. The overwhelming input we were receiving was about strengthening the need to strengthen the work culture of the Peace Building Commission. We want more predictable and integrated agenda. We want to support member states in building and sustaining peace. Their capacities on the ground.

You see, the whole approach was genius. You see locally owned solutions, globally supported and so on. But how to do it, the modalities is very elusive and very challenging. Develop and implement nationally owned prevention strategies. That needs capacities, that needs genuine efforts.

The issue of the knowledge hub, the PBC to be used as a knowledge hub was popping too much. Engaging with all the countries interested transition. Because that was the solid foundation upon which we have started that business 20 years ago to help countries in transition. Or so we have had successes, success stories. Colombia, Liberia, Sierra Leone and others.

But we need to diversify the audience a little bit and to go more than that global. The quality of the advisory role was debated. You see, people felt that we're giving, yes, an advisory role from the pbc, but it goes to the lowest common denominator. So it's a bit flavorless. You see, the Security Council, they just took it, put it aside and this is what some courageous members of the Security Council were telling us.

At the end of the day, it didn't do much of a difference. That's why you will see previous chairs of the PBC led by Brazil have produced a wonderful piece of paper. Paper giving a position. I invite everyone to have a look at that, look at the common African position. It will help furnish you with sufficient details how to do a better partnership with the Security Council.

At the end of the day, we're complementing a role done by the Security Council. So the Security Council needs to avail a space to be more responsive. And it takes two to tango. And we need to raise our efficiency, our preparedness as a PBC to do the job better partnership as well. And more interactive dealings with the General assembly and the ecosor.

You go as well to the Peace Building. Financing finance is the key to everything. But you will not get predictable finance if you're not doing a proper job. If you're not audible and visible enough.

And of course everyone, we are in a race to finance around the system in the UN or so then the PBSO. I wish to say that with a crew of 15, what would you expect? Will a crew of 15 be able to link all and to try to make sure that the UN truly, genuinely embraces itself. Mission impossible. We need to capacitate those people with more human resources, more predictable funding, or so we have tried as co facilitators, it took 20 hours from the experts to produce the skeleton that is before everyone for a week now we call Elements Paper.

We invite you to give us your views, your takes. It's an open process. We intend to carry it till the very first far end December, when Ambassador Samuel will be presiding the Security Council for the landing zone. This is what I wish just to say. And of course Ambassador Samuel will have a lot to add.

Thank you very much, distinguished colleagues.

I thank the Ambassador. Co facilitator. I now give the floor to His Excellency Samuel Z. Boga, Permanent Representative of Slovenia, co facilitator of the 2025 review of the Peace Building Architecture.

Thank you, Mr. President. I also want to thank President of the Security Council and the Chair of the Peace Building Commission. So let me first begin by thanking all three, especially the Presidents of the General assembly and the President of the Security Council for convening today's informal interactive dialogue and of course, to acknowledge the presence of the Chair of the pbc. Your leadership and continued support for this process are greatly appreciated. These days we are commemorating 80 years of the end of the Second World War.

And I believe it is symbolic that we are meeting today on the topic of Peace Building architecture. The United nations was built out of determination to maintain to keep peace. And building peace is therefore in the DNA of our organization. Since our appointment in January, as Osama said, we have undertaken extensive consultations with a broad, diverse group of stakeholders. And our aim has been clear to ensure that 2025 Peace Building architecture Review is both inclusive and comprehensive, reflecting the views, the experiences and priorities of all Member states and the partners.

We are not starting from scratch, of course. A strong foundation for the review has been laid. The adoption of the Pact for the Future in September, as Osama said, reaffirmed our collective commitment to conflict prevention, to peace building and to sustaining peace. So this, together with inclusive consultations held last year, and of course the valuable insights that were presented by the report of the Secretary General, provide a solid and coherent base for moving forward into the formal phase of this review, which I think we are starting now. So we would like to sincerely thank all delegations that have contributed so far, actively and constructively.

Your engagement has been instrumental in helping us identify the key priorities outlined just now by my colleague. One of the most striking takeaways from our consultations is that despite the growing challenges to multilateralism, or maybe just because of those of the times, that we need to reaffirm our commitment to multilateralism, expectations for this year's review are high. There is a broad consensus that this review should serve as a timely and critical opportunity to strengthen the UN's impact on on the ground in building a sustaining peace. So the review should be realistic, but at the same time should be also ambitious and action oriented. So in this period we have prepared and we circulated the Elements paper.

This document draws directly from the ideas, reflections and concern shared during consultations with member states, with regional organizations, with civil society, with IFIs and with other key actors. It serves as the foundation for today's dialogue and for our work ahead. So one clear message that emerged is that this year's review should focus squarely on implementation and on how to achieve measurable results in the field. This has been our guiding principle in shaping the proposed Elements. So we aim for an action oriented outcome with practical and concrete modalities.

Final goal is a more efficient, more coherent and impactful UN Peace building. So rather than introducing previous discussions, our focus has been on how on how to move forward on building what has already been agreed and and achieved. So we believe this can be done by identifying practical ways to strengthen the three core components of the peace building architecture. As Osama said, the pbc, PBF and pbso, and to fully leverage their comparative advantages across the UN system. At the same time, it is essential to deepen partnerships, including with international financial institutions, with regional organizations, with civil society and also with the private sector.

We must work to enhance the visibility of peacekeeping, to promote shared understanding of its value and improve the way we track and communicate its impact. Time and again in every consultation we heard a consistent call. Effective peace building requires adequate, predictable and sustained financing. This remains a critical gap which needs our attention. So accordingly, the Elements paper outlines concrete areas of the peace building architecture that needs to be strengthened and the need to agree on modalities to improve coherence, coordination and overall effectiveness of peace building efforts.

So we look forward to hearing your views today and your reactions on the Elements paper. Your feedback will be crucial in shaping the next steps, which is the preparation of the zero draft of the resolution. But please rest assured, today is only the beginning of this conversation. We are fully committed to continuing open and transparent consultations with all of you in the period ahead. And as Obama said, we take our mission seriously.

We are however, just co facilitators. Our responsibility is to distill Member States views into a document that would make the UMP's building architecture more impactful, more responsive, more relevant and better equipped to support Member States in building sustainable peace. A Document that will enjoy the support of the members of the General assembly and the members of the Security Security Council. Thank you.

I thank the Ambassador core facilitator. I now hand the floor to the chair of the Peace Building Commission.

Thank you very much Mr. President. And I just wanted to kick off now the interactive dialogue. We will moderate the session jointly and alternate. So we will see how, you know, how many speakers we will take at one time and then alternate. There is of course a time pressure because we have over 70 speakers that ask for the floor and we have still, you know, also the illusion that we are the plan to give enough time to the co facilitators after before we wrap up before 1:00 clock to react to what you have said.

So I would like to really remind delegations that there of course we have no pre established list. We have now the list on the screens. So the delegations wishing to speak and have those speaking on behalf of a group should approach the Secretariat and will be given priority. We have sent out a joint letter dated 2nd of March May where we said time limits will be strictly enforced. I just.

I apologize. With the automatic microphone cutoff, delegations are requested to limit their speaking time to three minutes when they speak nationally and five minutes when speaking on behalf of a group. Delegations may also submit their full length written statements through email to estatements un.org which will be posted under E Statements of the United Nations Journal if in case they don't are able to speak. And I will now give the floor to the distinguished representative of Finland, the Group of Champions of Youth Peace and Security and then to Sweden for the Nordic countries. Finland, you have the floor.

I have the honor to deliver the statement on behalf of 29 members of the groups of Champions of Youth Peace and Security. The responsibility of peace building and sustaining peace lies primarily with governments and other national stakeholders, including youth. These responsibilities have yet to be clearly articulated. The Independent eminent panel for the 2025 PBA highlights that strengthening bottom up participation, particularly of women and youth are urgent and essential. Madam Chair, the PBAR should recognise youth not only as beneficiaries but as equal partners and leaders in peace building.

As we celebrate the 10th anniversary of the UPS agenda, the P Bar offers an opportunity to reaffirm our collective commitment to institutionalizing the UPS agenda. We would like to highlight three areas of importance. First, the PBA should promote the integration of the UPS agenda in the work of the UN field presidencies. Strong UN field level peace building efforts require a dedicated and youth sensitive peace building strategy and peace building capacities within the UN Peace operations and country teams. We call the PBA to encourage UN field presence, including the RCS and Country teams to engage systematically and meaningfully with youth, including through youth boards and advisory groups in designing, implementing, monitoring and evaluating peace building policies and programs.

The youth selected should be representatives of broader national constituencies through networks and coalitions and should include young women. The UN Secretariat should redouble their efforts to improve capacity building and technical guidance across the UN system. In the this regard, the PBAAs should invite all UN field representatives to develop and implement country specific strategies on UPS to ensure meaningful youth participation at all decision making levels. Second, the PBA should encourage increased engagement by the Peace Building Commission on ups. We call the PBA to establish regular constitution consultations and meetings with youth including young women and youth led organizations.

We encourage the PBC to continue implementing its strategic Action plan on ups, including by integrating UPS across its discussions and reviewing the implementation of the Action plan with young peacebuilders in the context of existing annual UNCSO dialogue. We invite the PBC to consider including youth representatives in any independent panel of peace building experts the Commission or PBSO may choose to create. Third, the PBAs should articulate what inclusive national ownership means. We encourage Member States to develop and implement comprehensive and inclusive national owned prevention peace building strategies that should integrate the UPS agenda. National and regional action plans on UPS should be seen as an integral element of such strategies.

In line with Action 20 of the Pact for the Future. We urge Member States to ensure the UPS agenda translates into tailored actionable strategies that address the specific needs and context of each country and region. Significant demographic changes in conflict affected countries underscore the critical importance of the UN UPS agenda. Lastly, the P BAR should urge for adequate, predictable, sustained and efficient financing for youth led peace building. The P BAR could mandate a review of the implementation of the GAA resolution on financing for Peacebuilding including its OP7 on financing for youth peacebuilding and OP11 on resource mobilization from the private sector in the upcoming session of the the ga. Madam Chair, we firmly believe that pbaas should also champion innovative approaches including through digital platforms and AI tools to strengthen youth participation, enable real time monitoring and improve early warning mechanism in peace building efforts.

Thank you. I thank the distinguished representative of Finland speaking for the Group of Champions of Youth Peace and Security and I have now here on the list Sweden for the non Nordic countries followed by the European Union on behalf of the EU members, Sweden has the floor.

Thank you Madam Chair of the Peace Building Commission. We thank also the President of the General assembly and the President of the Security Council for their statements and we thank you for convening today's informal interactive dialogue. I have the pleasure to deliver this statement on behalf of the Nordic countries, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and my own country, Sweden.

We thank the permanent representatives of Egypt and Slovenia for the Elements Paper. We support the suggestions. The paper is a good starting point to further develop concrete, substantial and ambitious ideas on how the peace building architecture can best be strengthened to tackle future challenges. Allow me to make three observations. First, we very much appreciate the very first sentence in the Elements Paper emphasizes impact in the field.

We believe that a country level focus should be front and center in the resolutions. Let us also, in addition to discussing the Peacebuilding Commission, Peacebuilding Fund and Peacebuilding Support Office, highlight the UN field presence. The Resident Coordinators, the Peace and Development Advisors working in many of their offices, the UN country teams and peacekeeping operations or special political missions are vital for the UN's capability to foster peace and strengthen resilience in cooperation with the host government, civil society and others. For example, they can offer concrete on the ground support for the development and implementation of inclusive, voluntary and nationally owned prevention strategies as discussed in the Pact for the Future. Let us therefore focus the resolutions on how the UN peace billing architecture can enable UN field presences to engage more efficiently and coherently in peace building action within the UN system as well as with non un, local, national and regional actors.

The Peace Building Fund is a key mechanism for the UN country teams which with their civil society partners can deliver concrete, tangible peace building at the country level. Ensuring that it is well resourced remains a key priority for us. Second, we see the P bar as an excellent opportunity to optimize the coherence of and strengthen civilization synergies between UN peacekeeping and Peace Building Work throughout the life cycle of peace operations Peacekeeping efforts are most impactful and sustainable when aligned with the UN broader preventive and peace building activities and we are glad that this very topic will be discussed at the next week's Peacekeeping Ministerial in Berlin. The fact that PBAR coincides with the review of the future of all forms of peace operations must be taken advantage of. Third, human rights are at the heart of conflict prevention.

We look forward to resolutions that provide for regular interaction between the Peace Building Commission and human rights mechanisms, all three pillars of the UN are central for the peace building architecture. We also look forward to boosting the implementation of the women Peace and Security agenda and to counter this serious consequences of gender equality backlash. As we are approaching the 25th anniversary of the WPS. This agenda is strategically and operationally critical for advancing sustainable peace. The Youth Peace and Security Agenda, soon celebrating its 10th anniversary, is also crucial for any peace building efforts to succeed.

We know that climate change and environmental degradation are risk more multipliers, especially in fragile states. The peace building architecture must have the capacity to identify these risks and act like the Peace Building Fund is already contributing to. We foresee that these aspects will be given due attention in the resolutions. Finally, the Nordic countries look forward to continuing to contribute to ambitious texts that will result in substantially improved possibilities to foster peaceful, inclusive and just societies desperately needed in today's world. Thank you.

I thank you and I now give the floor to the European Union and followed by the Netherlands on behalf of Benelux. The European Union thank you. Thank you. Madam Chair. I have the honor to speak on behalf of the European Union and its member states.

The candidate countries, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Albania, Bosnia, Segovina and Georgia align themselves with this statement. We thank the organizers for this initiative, the Chair of the Security Council, the Chair of the Peace Building Commission, the President of the General assembly as well as the co facilitators for sharing the element papers. Madam Chair, allow me to start by recalling that the 2025 P Bar is both a standalone pre mandated process as well as a means to concretely implement the Pact for the future which includes greater attention to prevent conflicts, strengthen resilience and build sustained peace. We aim for an ambitious and looking forward PBAR providing guidance on how this can be achieved. I will make five brief points among our numerous priorities.

First, on national prevention strategies and the universality of conflict prevention. We need to ensure that these two significant aspects are reflected in the P bar. The UN system should support such efforts and the P BAR should give guidance on what this will look like. The voluntary presentation of national prevention strategies in the Peacebuilding Commission is one part, but implementing the strategies require national ownership and the support of the UN system in the field. Strengthening peace building meets both the intergovernmental processes and and the UN's peace building work in the field.

Second, a focus on impact and operationalizing the conflict prevention agenda. We must strengthen our efforts to leverage the peace building architecture to promote a coherent and well coordinated approach to conflict prevention. Peace Building and Sustaining Peace A holistic review should increase system wide coherence and cost efficiency. Effective peace building is to draw on all relevant parts of the UN system from the country level and up. This recognition was already well formulated in 2015 P Bar.

This approach applies also beyond the UN system to include systematic engagement with regional organizations and international financial institutions. We would like to see the zero draft build on previous P bars in this respect, ideally through a separate section on how the UN system can work better together at the country level to support and implement peace building efforts. Third, a focus on cross cutting issues as SDG 16 underlines, there are strong linkages between peace building, sustainable development and human rights. These linkages are essential in addressing the root causes of conflict and also very well elaborated in the Secretary General's report. Peace building and sustaining peace should be multisectoral and attentive to interlinked and cross cutting issues and and should place human rights and gender equality at the heart.

Integrating early warning, conflict analysis and conflict sensitivity from the elements paper we are pleased to see important cross cutting issues including the recognition of elements such as the women peace and security and the youth and peace and security agenda as well as the meaningful engagement with civil society are important. At the same time, the peace building architecture should be well equipped to recognize and react and to the adverse effects of climate change and environmental degradation. Madam Chair, my fourth point concerns the institutional setup. More regular sequence and anticipated interactions and collaborations between the PBC and the Security Council are needed to ensure the relevance of the PBC advice and stronger attention to peace building in peace operations. Integration of a peace building perspective into the planning and financing of peace operations should be encouraged and and peace building needs to be better embedded in UN Security Council mandates and considered for mandate renewals, particular in transition context in line with UN Security Council Resolution 2594.

In addition, it is necessary to strengthen cooperation with other UN bodies, especially the GA and ecosoc. And finally, we underline ways that ways to brief the UN Human Rights Council in line with Human rights council resolution 4531 should be explored. A very final point on financing the PBF should continue its role as a central instrument in providing rapid, flexible and cross pillar action, strengthening the Secretary General's role and providing the office with increased legitimacy and manoeuvrability. Thank you very much.

I thank you very much. And I now give the floor to the Netherlands followed by Cuba. And just to explain that we had here four European groups or European countries leading groups is because we have no other groups who ask for the floor. And this is not a PBC meeting, it's a GA meeting following GA rules which means priorities giving to the regional groups. So it's not like I'm giving the floor to all the Europeans.

Sorry. So the Netherlands has the floor on behalf of Benelux and then we hear from K. Cuba

thank you, Madam Chair. I was just noting the same thing with my expert. So it's purely coincidental that I have the honor to speak on behalf of the Benedict countries, Belgium, Luxembourg and my own country, the Kingdom of the Netherlands. And we align ourselves with the statement just made by the European Union.

We thank the co facilitators for their tireless efforts and commend the Elements Paper. We strongly support its ideas. To fulfil the pact for the future, we must strengthen multilateral action on prevention, peace building and peacekeeping. Allow me to offer three reflections on impact, relevance of mental health and transitions. First, on impact to sustain, support and financing, we must better demonstrate the impact of of peacebuilding.

That means deeper collaboration across sectors and empowering local actors to design, implement and evaluate efforts. Too often impact is defined externally. Yet it is national and local peacebuilders who best understand what works and why. At last year's UN CSO dialogue which we co hosted with several members as Member States, local actors helped reframe our understanding of success. The PBC, working with PBSO's Impact Hub can serve as a platform to gather these insights, foster national ownership and promote south, south and Triangular cooperation.

We urged PBF and PBSO to partner systematically with civil society and for the impact hubs evidenced to inform PBC deliberations. Second, on mental health and long term needs, conflict leaves lasting emotional wounds. Sustainable peace requires attention to mental well being and psychosocial support. Peace building actors must apply a psychosocial lens from analysis to action and work with grassroots organizations experienced in trauma informed approaches. MHPSs can also contribute strongly to national prevention and peace building strategies.

Third, on transitions, we support deeper engagement between the PBC and countries in transition, especially those exiting peace operations. The PBC can provide tailored advice on peace building and transition related aspects of mandates. We encourage more direct involvement of PBC in Security Council planning and mandate design. The PBF's dedicated funding for transitions can support key areas like SSR, DDR and transitional justice. Let us work together to build a peace architecture that is inclusive, locally rooted and responsive to today's realities.

Thank you. I thank the Distinguished Permanent Representative of the Netherlands. And I give the floor to Distinguished Permanent Representative to Cuba followed by Croatia and then we hear from the United States. Cuba.

Thank you Madam Chairman, Distinguished co facilitators, we welcome the convening of this meeting and the introduction of your proposed elements for the review process of the pbar.

We have taken note of the Element papers as we address this issue. We would mention the following. Firstly, we are convinced that sustainable Peace involves eradicating root causes of conflicts, in particular for the problems of socio economic development affecting our nations, in particular nations of the south as a result of the unjust international order which prevails. Secondly, national governments have the responsibility, the primary responsibility to implement strategies for peace building and sustaining peace, as well as the prerogative to determine how to apply any national strategy for prevention based on their needs and realities within their own countries. That notwithstanding these strategies, cannot become a requirement.

Thirdly, the role of the UN is to assist Member States in these efforts. The microphone has been cut off.

Like the diplomacy, mediation and good offices efforts of this organization. All of these efforts must be in line with the Charter and full respect for international law, consent by the recipient state and respect for ownership and the national pluralities are absolute essentials of this principle which cannot be reinterpreted, replaced or or used as conditions. Finally, and no less important, strict respect for sovereign equality of states, peaceful settlement of international disputes and the political independence of countries and the principle of non interference in their internal affairs and the rejection of threats or the use of force must be respected. We must be objective and impartial in ensuring sustaining peace and peacekeeping and peace building. Thank you.

Thank you very much. I now give the floor to the representative of Croatia, followed by the United States and then Guatemala.

Mr. President, the General Assembly. Mr. President, Security Council for the month of May, Madam Chair of the Peace Building Commission, co facilitators, colleagues, thank you very much for this opportunity to express our views on the ELEMENTS paper and we thank CO facilitators Egypt and Slovenia for their efforts. Croatia aligns itself with the statement delivered by the European Union.

We also subscribed to the letter of the former chairs of the PBC since its last review and here are a few points. In our national capacity, CO facilitators and many other delegations, including today and including our own, have reiterated that PBAR is not about what, but about how. We are happy to see that the Elements paper focuses on the how national ownership, national prevention efforts and and peace building and sustaining peace are important for all countries. The peace building architecture needs to support this. In this regard, let me outline three points.

Coherence, synergies, coordination and cooperation are essential. We need to strengthen the PBC to really work across all three pillars of the United nations, including the one on human rights. We also need to ensure that at all levels. At the global level, PBC needs stronger relations with the General Assembly, Security Council and ecosoc. Holistic approach to prevention Peace building Sustaining peace requires this at the regional level, better cooperation with regional and sub regional organizations is essential, including through possible establishment of sustainable peace building network.

And at the country level, PBC needs to cooperate with resident coordinators and UN country teams as well as IFIs for better impact. It also needs to coordinate with peace operations where applicable to ensure a smooth transition from peacekeeping to peace building and sustaining peace, including through life footprint missions tailored to specific country needs. National prevention strategies are a prerequisite to ensure prevention and sustaining peace. PBC should be a platform where countries come to support and to share experiences and lessons learned. Follow up and impact on the ground are equally important.

With four Vice Chairs that PBC has from this year and with the support from the PBSO Impact Hub and PBF Monitoring, it could be envisaged that the standing system could be established to track results, including of its resource mobilization efforts which would improve availability and predictability of funding. We assure you of support of our delegation and I thank you, I thank you and I now give the floor and now I lost track because I think it's the United States. The United States has the floor and then Guatemala. Thank you Madam Chair and thanks also to the co conveners, the esteemed President of the General assembly and the distinguished President of the Security Council. The United States continues to appreciate the work of the Peace Building Commission and in particular the efforts of Germany as PBC Chair and of the indefatigable, indefatigable permanent representatives of Egypt and Slovenia as co facilitators of this year's Peace Building Architecture Review.

In order to be effective, UN peacebuilding must ensure outcomes that bring meaningful and material conflict prevention and lasting peace. In this fourth review of the Peacebuilding architecture, we must collectively work towards strong strengthening the Commission in its important work. Previous architecture reviews have highlighted the need for enhanced UN coherence on peace building implementation and for increased collaboration between the PBC and international financial institutions. UN peacebuilding must help facilitate practical steps that bring real value to conflict prevention and underpin the transition from from conflict to peace. In parallel, genuine national ownership in conflict prevention and peace building efforts is critical to lasting peace.

Without the buy in of parties to the conflict, UN peacebuilding will not be as effective as we all wish it to be. International donors alone cannot prevent conflict sharpening an integrated strategic and coherent approach to prevention and and peacebuilding that will maximize efficiencies can follow only if this crucial criterion of national ownership is met. Without this, peacebuilding efforts will not meet the needs of the many stakeholders. We look forward to working with this group and all member states in achieving concrete outcomes and a consensus document that can guide peace building efforts at the UN for the next five years. More broadly, the United States supports the UN's return to its founding mission of promoting peace and security around the world.

Thank you. I thank you. And now I give the floor to the distinguished representative of Guatemala.

We welcome the convening of this meeting as well as the work done by the co facilitators in preparing the document, which includes valuable elements for the PBAR review. This dialogue makes it possible for us not just to exchange experiences, but also to identify ways to make sure that the review has a greater impact on the ground. Guatemala is a good example of the potential of these multilateral tools and we firmly believe that peace building must be grounded in participatory and inclusive democracy. And therefore we reaffirm the importance of the principle of national ownership, but also local and inclusive ownership. We must include all actors and together identify problems and provide solutions on the basis of consensus.

We agree with the elements in the working paper which underscore the need to bolster the role of civil society. It is vital to acknowledge the role of indigenous peoples who every day make substantive contributions to peace building building. The PBAR has provided invaluable support to our national efforts supported by the Resident Coordinator and the UN system in the country. Investments in the Peacebuilding Fund by the Peace Building Fund on issues involving peace dialogue, reparations, conflicts, justice and the empowerment of indigenous peoples in civil society are examples of that importance. We believe that there should be a greater relationship between the PBC and the Fund, but also with IFIs, and that is reflected in the working document.

We also believe there should be closer relationship with other UN bodies and entities and therefore we agree with the view expressed by the Group of Independent Eminent Persons on the need to use all UN tools including peace operations and universal human rights mechanisms such as the Human Rights Council. Both this review as well as the Peace operations review should include cross cutting components between peacekeeping and peace building, highlighting the importance of successful transition processes. Similarly, we share the view of the Secretary General regarding the universality of prevention through the principle of national ownership. Investment in prevention can be achieved by strengthening the early warning systems. Finally, we would like to acknowledge the position paper circulated by the previous chairs of the PPC and we share their views.

Thank you. I thank you. And I now give the floor to the representative of Spain, followed by Brazil.

Thank you, Madam Chairman. And thank you as well to the President of the General assembly, the Security Council and the co facilitators for this meeting, Spain allies itself with a statement made by the European Union and I will make a few comments in my national capacity. Firstly, we reaffirm our commitment to strengthening the UN P bar so that it is more consistent, flexible and better prepared to respond to current challenges, as other delegations have said. We also believe it is essential to have synergies between the UN Peace Operations Review and the review we are carrying out today on the P bar. Both are mutually reinforcing and they cannot be considered in isolation.

We've seen that clearly in a number of examples in the field. I would also underscore the importance of the humanitarian development peace nexus. We must address the root causes of conflicts and invest in development and conflict prevention. And here we would like to underscore the considerable efforts that are needed to ensure financing for development, including the fourth International Conference for Financing for Development, which will be held at the end of June in Spain. Spain is also committed to providing a 0.7% of ODA and at least 10% of that will go to humanitarian aid.

And that is proof of our commitment in this regard. We have supported the Peacebuilding Commission since its creation and we believe that its role should be increased. In particular, its relationship with the GA and the Security Council and the Peace Building Commission should be more involved in conflict prevention. In terms of the PPF, Spain is one of the 20 primary donors and we will continue to support the fund and management by the Peace Building Support Office. We believe, moreover, that we must find innovative sources of financing.

And finally, I'd like to refer to the importance of of the 25th Anniversary of the Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and security. In particular the role which women must play in the decision making process to end conflict and ensure peace building. Spain also firmly supports the youth peace and security agenda, acknowledging the role of youth as agents of change. Thank you.

I thank the representative of Spain.

Before giving the floor to the next. Let me make a point of the organization. I've calculated we have another 51 speakers on the list. 51. So the meeting should end around one.

So if we leave some time also for the wrap up, we have one hour and a half, which means 90 minutes. So if the rest of the 51 speakers can limit themselves up to two minutes, something more than two minutes, but less than three minutes, then I think with a calculus, almost everybody can take the floor. And this is a humble plea of the chair. It's up to you. Thank you so much.

Next on my list is the parliamentary presenter for Brazil, followed by Uruguay. Please thank you.

I thank the Presidents of the General assembly and of the Security Council for organizing this interactive dialogue and the PRs of Egypt and Slovenia for their wonderful work as co facilitators to the I also commend Ambassador Anti for her active leadership as Chair of the pbc. The Elements paper recently circulated by the co facilitators incorporates many of the aspects that, in Brazil's view, are crucial for strengthening the Peace Building Commission and better articulating it with the PBSO and the pbf. Indeed, the PBAR is an opportunity to reflect on past progress, address persistent flaws and renew our collective political commitment to strengthening the UN Peace Building architecture in its entirety.

A more effective and impactful Peace Building Commission is central to this goal. We welcome the focus on enhancing the PBC's bridging and advisory roles across the UN system. The PBC is a proper forum to connect the ga, the Security Council and the ECOSOC through a predictable engagement. But there is much more. For instance, the Peace Building Support Office, the Secretary Secretariat's backbone for Peacebuilding, must be adequately resourced to provide the institutional support to the PBC and the PBF and to fulfill its mandate.

And it must help the PBC to promote a more intense and adequate use of UN Resident Coordinators when dealing with specific countries. The Peacebuilding Fund must enhance its crucial role with increased coordination with the pbc. Yet the PBF continues to face chronic underfunding, even with assessed contributions. The PBF depends primarily on voluntary contributions. The PBAR must help mobilizing predictable, diversified and sustained funding for the pbf.

Practical and symbolic measures must strengthen the standing and visibility of the PBC within the UN system, including through the allocation of a designated and properly equipped meeting room and so on. For Brazil, peacebuilding is a long term inclusive program process rooted in national ownership, supported by international cooperation and aiming at institutions building sustainable development and respect for human rights with women and youth at the center of this effort. The P bar must uphold these principles and reflect them in the architecture. The joint position paper subscribed by several former PBC chairs circulated this week by Brazil, offers input for this exercise. I kindly invite you to read it.

Thank you, thank you, ambassador for economizing 45 seconds. Next one is Uruguay, followed by Poland.

Mr. President, thank you very much. Chair of the Peace Building Commission, thank you very much for convening this interactive, informal, interactive dialogue addressing not just the role of the PBC, but the role of the PBF and the pbso, three important components of our system. We are grateful to co FACILITATORS Egypt and Slovenia for their guidance and commitment to a member led transparent open process and we thank them for the Elements paper which includes a number of priorities and you have our support as we go forward. The Commission, with its liaison convening role with all UN bodies provides a unique perspective for addressing the cross cutting nature of peace building. However, its broad range of issues mean that we have to have a coordinated, coherent and comprehensive approach.

As has been said repeatedly, bolstering strategic partnerships in particular with folks financing institutions, regional organizations, civil society and the private sector. As the co facilitators have suggested, all of that is crucial to guarantee adequate, predictable and sustained financing for the peace building. The PBF's role is essential and greater alignment between the PBF and IFIs and Regional Financial institutions could improve the impact of the Fund and mobilize more resources and technical capacity to support national efforts. The adoption of approaches involving all of society with the human being at its heart is essential for addressing structural inequalities and is essential for building more resilient and participatory societies and we therefore reaffirm the priority of the PBC to continue to promote national ownership, inclusive participation and gender sensitive approaches and the role of youth in conflict prevention as part of a strategy to improve the visibility of the work of the ppc. We believe it can be at the heart of efforts to promote the flow of information and coordination throughout the system to provide analysis and evidence based knowledge and promote the capacity of the PBSO Impact hub.

We believe that's important also in the position paper of the former Chairs of the pbc. We believe there needs to be ongoing dialogue between the Commission and relevant UN entities including Resident Coordinators, country teams, special representatives and envoys of the SG to optimize the peace building efforts and improve the impact. Thank you.

This is the Ambassador of Poland followed by nepal.

Thank you Mr. President, Madam Chair of the PBC Colleagues co facilitators Just for the sake of the discussion, three quick points and one invitation. First, we regard elements paper as a first step for the Member States to consider ways to strengthen the PBC and in its advisory role to the Security Council. The Commission with convening power should be enhanced with its aim to prolong provide the Security Council with substantive advice upon request in matters relating to the synergies between the security and the development also within the humanitarian development peace nexus. Second, we also recognize the need to enhance the links between the PBC General assembly and the ecosoc. We are of the opinion that the regular dialogues between the Chair of the Commission and the presidents of the General assembly and the Security Council and the Economic and Social Council should be more frequent and systematic.

Number three Moreover, in the Pact for the future we committed as a membership we committed to strengthen cooperation between the Economic and Social Council and the Peacebuilding Commission in action. 44 it is very important for Poland as currently we are the Vice chairs of the PBC and the Vice President of the ecosoc. The interlinkages between development and peace building are widely recognized also today in this debate and sustainable development cannot be achieved without lasting peace. It was emphasized in the past peace building architecture reviews together with the importance of closer cooperation between the ECOSOC and PBC and its central role of development to sustaining central of the development to sustaining peace and the invitation as an informal coordinator of the PBC ECOSOC cooperation, we invite you all to the joint briefing on June 11 of the Ecosoc and PBC on Haiti and also during the operational activities segment this year of the ECOSOC 2022 May we have a one session which is devoted to the interlinkages between the development and peace building and that's held on Thursday 22nd May and I invite you all to this. Thank you so much.

Congratulations Ambassador. 1 minute and 58 seconds. We are setting an example. Next one is the President of Nepal followed by El Salvador. Thank you Mr.

Chairs. First I thank you and then PGA for convening this very important meeting. I also thank the CO facilitators from PR of Egypt and Slovenia for their insightful presentations and then 11 paper Mr. Chairs, amidst many challenges we face today, reviewing the peace building architectures is a crucial opportunity. Opportunity for us to analyze its strength, measure its achievements and chart out a new course to make it more inclusive, adaptable, effective and sustainable.

Nepal supports the review process and would like to highlight a few points. First, based on Nepal's own experience, we must encourage and support homegrown, nationally led and nationally owned pace process peace building strategies. The UNDS and international community should provide constructive and valuable support to this end. Second, peace building strategies should be inclusive inclusion of youth, women, science, other stakeholders is vital. Third, strengthening the PBA and improving its efficiency and coherence across the UN system is important due priority be given to forging a stronger multi stakeholder partnership.

Fourth, the PVAR should lay emphasis on addressing the root causes of the conflict. We sincerely believe that effective implementation of the 2030 Agenda is a key prevention strategy to address the structural drivers of the conflict. Fourth, fifth, the advisory Bridging and Convening roles of the peace building commissions which is already highlighted in the element paper. B. Strengthen more structured dialogues between PBC and ga. Security Council, ECOSOC and other UN bodies are critical for better coherence and impact.

Finally, enhancing the PBC role as a knowledge hub is essential. PPC can act is a forum for exchanging best practices and empower stakeholders with data driven approaches to conflict prevention, post crisis recovery and sustainable peace efforts. I thank you.

I thank Ambassador of Nepal for his statement. Next is El Salvador, followed by Portugal.

Thank you, Chairman. We welcome this discussion and we take this opportunity to reaffirm our conviction regarding the universality of the challenges we are facing in peace building and the need to put prevention at the heart of our efforts. We fully endorse the elements proposed by the CO facilitators, in particular their proposals to strengthen the ppc. We believe that it must be given its rightful place within the UN system and it must be given substantive, technical and logistical support that it requires. We also support increasing its visibility, including through greater support from the Department for Global Communications.

We believe it essential for the PBC to provide play an advisory role so that its recommendations, quality recommendations are made in a timely fashion. It's important to encourage the Security Council to request that advice sufficiently upstream so that it can make a provide its strategic views and improve the decision making process. That will further improve the capacity of the Commission to provide advice throughout the entire peace operation cycle, particularly in the context of transition. We support more structured interaction mechanisms between the Security Council and the Commission such as these IIDs. We also support strengthening links between the Commission and the General assembly and its subsidiary bodies, including the Peacekeeping Operations Special Committee.

In its convening role, we support the need to bolster partnerships with IFIs, regional and sub regional organizations, civil society and the private sector. We also welcome the proposal to encourage south, south and Triangular cooperation for peace building. We believe that some of the efforts to improve the Commission should be to broaden the institutional capacity of this body by providing greater preparation for its members following the example of good practices in the Security Council on financing. We firmly support the implementation of all resolutions adopted by the General assembly and the creation of a system which can follow through on the results of efforts to mobilize resources. We believe there should be a greater role for for the UN on the ground and we acknowledge a greater role for peace advisers and the role of the UNDP and the DPPA distinguished co facilitators.

You have the support of El Salvador in this important process. Thank you.

Thank you so much. Next speaker is Portugal, followed by Italy.

Thank you, Chairman.

And thank you also to Egypt and Slovenia for their important role in promoting today's discussion discussions. Portugal aligns with the EU intervention and would like now to make the following remarks in our national capacity and in response to your appeal. Mr. Chairman, I will be brief telegraphic in the ten following commandments. First, we need to maintain support to the multilateral system and the UN peace system, which we believe remains critical for global stability. Second, we need to promote preventive diplomacy and as a crucial tool for early intervention through dialogue, mediation and confidence building measures.

Third, we need a direct approach to the root causes of violence which may take up different forms depending on the context. Fourth, we need to respond to new and emerging challenges and acknowledge the complex relationship between conflict and other areas of community resilience, including climate change, the humanitarian development nexus, as well as rule of law, gender equality and mental health. Fifth, we need to prepare the post conflict transitions, specifically the preparation of national and regional local authorities and civil society to deal with the financial and economic consequences of the withdrawal of an operation or mission. Sixth, we need to accelerate the implementation of the women peace and security agenda as well as to promote the active role of youth in building lasting peace contributes. Seventh, we need to foster the link between the PBC and all relevant UN bodies.

Technology may play a role in this regard. Eighth, linked with peace building, we need a strong commitment of member states to peacekeeping, especially political support, maintaining budget and troops commitments and also raising the political profile of communication and engagement. Ninth, as well as in peacekeeping, it is essential to have an adequate, predictable and sustained financing for peacebuilding. Tenth, and lastly, we must ensure the multiplication of our efforts by working together with other organizations and partners. Thank you.

Thank you so much. There were the 10 commitments in something less than two minutes. So congratulate. Next one is Italy, followed by France.

Thank you, thank you, Mr. Chair, and thank you to the co facilitators. Italy, of course, lends itself to the statement delivered by the European Union. Italy is confident that the membership will size the opportunity coming from the peace building architectural review to raise the effectiveness of the peace building to a new level. Notably, we hope consensus can be built starting from the Elements paper which was kindly provided on the following issues.

The Union said Universality and centrality of conflict prevention, which is a shared responsibility. The need to develop national prevention strategies on a voluntary basis and respecting the national ownership of Member states. The need for a systemic effort by all the branches of the United nations to ensure coherence support to peace building. Current support to Peace building and this is a principle to be taken into account also in the framework of the UNAID initiative. The importance of mobilizing more funds, including private ones.

The need to anchor all steps of the peace building process to respect for human rights. The importance of always keeping the peace climate secret nexus and the full implementation of the WPS and YPS agendas on the forefront of peace building activities. The importance of increasing synergies for peace building between the United nations and the regional organizations. The merit of increasing coordination between the Peace Building Commission, United Nations Resident Coordinators and the commanders of the peace pip keeping operations. Today's meeting takes place on one week before the Ministerial Conference on Peacekeeping scheduled in Berlin either reminding us the close link between peace building and peacekeeping.

The effective integration of these two dimensions is and will be increasingly essential to support the peace continuum. Taking into account the ongoing debate on peacekeeping adaptation and Italy will continue to dedicate its best efforts resources commitment to both dimensions peace building and Peacekeeping thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you very much. Next is France, followed by the Russian Federation.

Mr. President of the General Assembly President of the Security Council Madam Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission. I would like to thank the Egyptian and Slovenian co facilitators for being here and for their engagement in the current review. This exercise should give rise to mobilization within the entire UN system at the nexus between peace and security, development and human rights. I therefore welcome the organization of this dialogue. Today I align myself with the statement of the European Union and I would like to make three points.

Peace building, first of all, is a major tool for building lasting peace and preventing the re emergence of conflicts. The Peace Building Commission is a unique dialogue body bringing together member states and civil society, regional organizations and development banks. It does useful work to promote the women peace and security and youth peace and security agendas. The Peacebuilding Fund has a key role to play in catalyzing financing and working with all actors on the ground. This work should be further supported and should be better known.

Secondly, the Pact for the Future recalls expectations when it comes to strengthening the Peace Building Commission, which should be based on its added value.

The Commission should strengthen its links with the Security Council, the General assembly and ECOSOC with a view towards complementarity beyond its advisory function. The Commission could lean more heavily on its convening power in the service of precise and well defined objectives. The Secretary General underscored its role in supporting the elaboration of national prevention strategies. When the situation allows, the Commission could support the preparations for the withdrawal of peacekeeping operations by mobilizing all partners in close connection with the host country and it would be appropriate to strengthen follow up mechanisms as is recommended by the CO facilitators. Thirdly, the priority of this review should be to ensure the operational impact of the peacebuilding architecture.

This is necessary given the need for reform that should lead us to finding effective multilateralism and it is also necessary in order to ensure the maintenance of sustainable financing for peacebuilding by expanding the donor base and in connection with international financial institutions and the private sector. We will closely monitor the first outcomes of the impact hub and the current review should provide an opportunity for us to take a clear look at ways for improvement and France stands ready to fully participate in this exercise. Thank you.

Thank you. I now give the floor to the distinguished representative of the Russian Federation, followed by Denmark.

Distinguished Chairs, we'd like to thank you for thorough work to prepare the Elements paper on the peacebuilding Architecture review and also for organizing this informal discussion. Without a doubt, peacebuilding assistance is one of the key instruments that the UN has for the effective settlement of conflicts and for stabilizing post conflict situations and preventing their resumption. The time has come to conduct a review of it and to decide in which direction we should move forward in order to increase the effectiveness of our efforts without a detriment to the recipients of international assistance. Having studied the proposed Elements paper, we would like to note that many of the ideas that have been presented remain relevant since the previous substantive review of the peacebuilding architecture. They include the pursuit of possibilities to strengthen the interlinkages between the PBC and the PBF, as well as strengthening UN system coordination with IFIs in order to harmonize peace building approaches in accordance with national priorities.

In this context, we recall that primary responsibility for determining the main directions of and implementing peacebuilding strategies is borne by national governments, whereas international efforts should focus on improving institutional capacities in affected countries.

Of course, any assistance should be provided with their consent, while respecting their national sovereignty and political independence. For our part, we would also like to make a number of recommendations. It is necessary to increase the Commission's coordination with other components of the UN system, including the Agency's funds and programs. Their experience could enrich the work of the entire peacebuilding architecture, including the PBC as well as the PBF and the Peacebuilding Support Office. In turn, the recipient countries could make use of the PBC as a platform to better express the their national peace building priorities.

For the other member countries and the UN system, we must ensure the strict implementation of existing UN General assembly resolutions on financing peace building, including those provisions related to increasing transparency, accountability and oversight over the activities of the ppf. We are in favour of adapting the peacebuilding architecture to contemporary realities in such a way that would make the best possible use of existing capacities of the existing relevant UN bodies, strengthening the interaction between them, taking into account each of their prerogatives and to avoid a counterproductive duplication of efforts. Madam Chair, I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate all of those that today.

I thank the distinguished representative of the Russian Federation. Next speaker is Denmark, followed by the United Kingdom.

Thank you, Mr. President. And thank you also to the President of the General assembly for jointly organizing this dialogue. Let me also thank Slovenia and Egypt for presenting the draft elements and Germany for your briefing.

As Chair of the PPC this year, PIBA seeks to focus on impact. Denmark wholeheartedly supports this ambition. In peace building terms, impact is not only the bottom line of a project report. Impact is felt by those who lead PEDs building locally. Every day as we proceed through this process, they must remain front and center in our minds.

Mr. President, allow me to make three points. First, we believe there's scope and need for strengthened Peace Building Commission centered on knowledge as a space for continuous conversation. The PPC must widen its table to this end, the PBA should identify ways to institutionalize the meaningful inclusion of civil society in both national peace building efforts and the pbc. As a convener, the PBC can build collective wisdom across context and silos. System thinking based on expertise in human rights development and climate change can illuminate structural drivers of conflict not not only its symptoms.

This is where the PBC has a real comparative advantage. As a knowledge hub, the Peace Building Commission can produce more relevant qualitative and timely advice to the Security Council and General Assembly. And as an accompanier, the PBC can galvanize financial, political and technical support for national prevention and peace building strategies. It can also advance national action plans for WPS and YPS. The PBC's sustained engagement throughout the peace continuum has great potential in both non mission setting and in mission transitions.

Second, the impact of the peace building architecture is realized in partnership with others. On the country level, robust joint analysis and integrated planning must evolve around beyond technical exercises. They must become culture. Impact and efficiency requires a whole of UN approach to peace building and prevention. Both RCS and peace and development advisors play a key role in this regard.

To achieve this, financing strategies must better align with peace building priorities. The PBF should be further strengthened as a catalyst of long term impact. We must remain Ambitious about our targets for both voluntary and assessed contributions to the PBF. And let me see my last page. Third, one of the key lessons from past PBAs is that we don't lack ideas, we lack follow through.

The 2025 review must therefore focus on translating these strategic insights into clear recommendations with institutional accountability. And to this end, Mr. President, I would like to end on this question that we can all reflect on. How can we better structure the uptake of review recommendations so they lead to sustained institution institutional change? Thank you.

I thank the DPR of Denmark.

Next speaker is United Kingdom, followed by China.

Thank you, Chair. Thank you. And thank you to our co facilitators for their work and for the Elements paper. I promise to be as quick as I can. First, we need to be clear about the political priority we're putting on prevention work.

There are more conflicts than at any time since 1940, as you all know. The PBAR should encourage and equip the PBC to respond to this. We support the Secretary General's recommendation for the PBC to play a greater role in supporting countries with their national prevention plans which need to be inclusive, conflict sensitive and recognise the important role of women peace builders. And the PBAR also needs to more systematically integrate early warning into the UN system in its risk analysis and planning tools. Second, we need a rigorous focus on impact.

We need to push for greater UN system integration and a more joined up approach to peace building at HQ and on the ground, including through empowered resident coordinators. The PBC's working methods can also be fine tuned. This includes improving the quality and timeliness of PBC advice to the Security Council as well as follow up mechanisms. And finally there's the question of course, finance. We recognize the Secretary General's call for more financial support for UN peacebuilding while also acknowledging that we're in a very challenging fiscal context with fewer resources.

We urge the pbc, PBF and UN architecture as a whole to focus on activities that have the most potential for sustaining peace. And we agree with the Secretary General and the International Eminent Persons Group that the PBAR must push for more strategic partnerships between the UN and ifis, including the World Bank. That is a long standing goal and we've seen examples for example in the Gambia recently which prove why that sort of partnership works. So we look forward to working on this in particular in the coming weeks. Thank you.

I thank the representative of UK and also for his brevity which we encourage. Next. Okay, next. Sorry. Next.

Next speaker is Ireland, followed by India.

Thank you co chairs and Ireland aligns itself with the Statement of the European Union. We are very grateful to Egypt and Slovenia for your co facilitation and for the very useful elements Paper Ireland fully supports the strengthening of the Peace Building Commission at this critical time, including its advisory, bridging and convening roles. We would like to encourage Member States to consider further what practical measures can be taken to support the PBC and its work. We particularly welcome the suggestion to explore different formats for engagement between the Security Council and the pbc, including informal interactive dialogues and closed consultations. This will allow for more open and frank discussions and will build trust.

We encourage and empower PBC to further expand how it can be more supportive at the country level, including through engaging UN field presences and in supporting inclusive national prevention strategies. Engaging civil society and local peace builders to address the specific root causes of conflict in any context is also very important. The PBAR must take the opportunity to encourage the making of relevant linkages to other important and related agendas, including wps, YPS protection of civilians and the protection of children in armed conflict. Ireland underscores the importance of integrating the relevant provisions of Security Council Resolution 2594 on UN Peace operations. Transitions into the Peace building architecture review, Coordination and cooperation between the Security Council and the PBC and in the formation, review and reconfiguration of peace operations is vital.

The PPC can leverage its convening power to support engagement and integrated planning around transitions and provide essential advice on where supports are most acutely needed for peace building as peace operations draw down and depart. It is vital that in conducting parallel reviews of the peace building architecture and UN Peace peace operations that we ensure coherence between the UN's peacekeeping and peace building work. Finally, Co Chairs advancing peace building requires adequate, predictable and sustainable financing. We support all efforts in that regard, including enhanced assessed and voluntary funding and support for a strong pbso. We welcome a discussion on whether UNSPENT peacekeeping funds are diminishing.

Peacekeeping budgets could be redirected towards peace building. As one of the earliest and consistent top contributors to the Peacebuilding Fund, Ireland is acutely aware of the positive impacts of the Fund, which is supporting local actors and national institutions on the ground. Thank you. Thank you so much. Next speaker is India, followed by Japan.

Thank you Mr. Chair, we appreciate the the convening of this meeting and the efforts of PBC Chair and the co facilitators of the 2025 PBA. Mr. Chair, allow me to make following remarks on the upcoming PBA process. First, national ownership and leadership should continue to remain the guiding principle in all peace building and sustaining peace efforts.

National ownership should be seen from the perspective of national government or authorities who have the primary responsibility to identify priorities and strategies for peace building activities and efforts. Second, conflict prevention remains a priority issue. It would be preferable for the PBAR process to define and assess conflict prevention without encroachment upon the sovereignty of Member States. Third, preparation or implementation of national prevention strategies should remain absolutely voluntary. Under no circumstances, support from the PBC or IFI in the context of peace building should be made contingent on the preparation or implementation of national prevention strategy by Member States.

Fourth, in view of the current financial situation of the organization to ensure greater impact of pbc, only two categories of country should be considered by pbc. First, those on the agenda of Council and referred to PBC by the Council and second, those who are approaching PBC directly with explicit consent to receive support. Fifth, for the effective and impactful peace building outcome by peacekeeping mission, including those in transition, adequate resources should be provided to such missions and TCCs should be engaged in mandate formulation throughout life cycle of missions. 6. Institution building in conflict countries is critical for peace building and sustaining peace.

They require adequate time and resources. There are no quick fixes in peace building. Finally, the Resident Coordinators should be engaged to ensure better coordination, coherence and efficiency in resource utilization across the UN's entities and the peace Building Support Office to realize national peace building priorities.

Finally, we appreciate the PBC's focus on WPS and YPS agenda within the context of PBC. I thank you Mr. Chair. Thank you so much. Next speaker is Japan, followed by Kenya.

Thank you Chairs. Due to time constraint, all protocol is observed. I would like to mention four points which we hope will be reflected in the PBA resolutions. First, the importance of smooth transitions from humanitarian assistance phase to the longer term development phase in our peace building efforts. The HDP nexus is crucial in this regard.

The PBC's unique convening power should be fully leveraged for bridging all the actors in all the stages from a conflict prevention through its resolution. This convening power should also be supported by Resident Coordinators. Second, the importance of conflict prevention. This has been repeatedly emphasized including the Pact for the future. Third, through the activities of PVC and PBF over the past 20 years, we have learned the institution building, investment in people, human centered approach are fundamental importance.

Fourth, the PBC should further reinforce its collaboration with the UN Owens especially Security Council and General Assembly. Coordination between Security Council and PPC must be strengthened through more frequent and deeper communication. The Council should utilize the PBC's convening and advisory power more effectively through improved coordination on its program of abac. We will submit our full text of intervention. I thank you.

I thank the Ambassador of Japan for sticking to the two minute roll. Very much appreciated. Next speaker is Kenya, followed by Norway.

Thank you, Mr. President. I would like to thank you for convening this very important consultative meeting. I would also like to commend the peers of Egypt and Slovenia for the tremendous work that they have put into this process. Mr. President, I would like to raise the following four points. First, Kenya's perspective on strengthening the PBC entails transforming it into an action oriented and integrated institution.

In particular, we support more formalized standing arrangements that require PBC input, especially during mandatory renewals by the UN Security Council, peacekeeping transitions and design of UN country strategies. Second, we need to amplify national ownership of peace building to ensure that all our engagements are based on nationally defined priorities and involve direct consultation with local stakeholders. Third, Kenya calls for PBC to become a hub for convening cross regional and thematic learning. Drawing from our own regional leadership in conflict prevention and mediation. Kenya sees value in the PBC facilitating peer to peer knowledge exchanges that share practical, locally and regionally led mission mechanisms of peace building.

Finally, mainstreaming peace building from earliest stages of the crisis response not only ensures long term development and sustainable peace, but also empowers the peace building architecture with greater influence, ensuring its bridging, advisory and convening roles. It also allows the peace building architecture to better anticipate and respond to the intersecting risks such as climate change, pandemics, digital misinformation and other emerging global challenges. We therefore call on all stakeholders to adopt tangible reforms with a view to creating a fit for purpose peace building architecture that is capable of effectively addressing the complexities of peace and security in the 21st century century. I thank you. Thank you so much.

Next speaker is Norway, followed by Pakistan.

Thank you. Thank you so much President. And thanks to you and the PGA and the Chair of the PBC for convening this double ID formatted meeting. And not the least thanks to Egypt and Slovenia for preparing and introducing the Elements Paper in this room.

We really believe the Elements Paper, especially with its very strong focus on increased impact both across the system and on the ground, represent an excellent baseline and as a starting point for the next phase which will be the Zero Draft inspired by you, President. And in light of the fact that we already aligned with Sweden's statement on behalf of the Nordic countries, I promise from my side, I only have one message, the full text will be distributed. Making sure that the PBC's output and advice is actionable and impactful and that its country engagement is sustained through follow up mechanisms should be a crucial objective of the P Bar. PBC is the cornerstone of the peace building architecture and represents the normative driving force behind the UN system's engagement on conflict prevention and sustaining peace. However, as it stands, the PBC is often hampered by its own working methods that far too often render its advice by being too generic and thereby reducing the potential peace building impact.

While striving for consensus is an important goal in the un, particularly in the pbc, I would say to encourage broad participation and ensure inclusivity. It should on the other hand, not get in the way of the Commission's relevance, added value and potential impact. Norway therefore advocates for a less rigid interpretation of the consensus principle so it does not in practice provide each of the 31 members a de facto veto. We therefore believe this P Bar process should lead to some meaningful adjustments and improvements in its own working methods. I thank you President.

Thank you so much. Before giving the floor to the next speaker, another note on organization. We have 35 speakers on the list and the Secretariat was kind enough because they have appreciated the efforts of brevity and the meeting will go till 1:15. So if we all stick to the two minutes roll, I think it's really possible for all speakers to be heard is such an important meeting. So again a humble plea from the chairs to stick to the 2 minutes role if possible.

Next speaker is the DPR of Pakistan. I thank you. Thank you.

Thank you very much, Mr. President. We thank all distinguished speakers from the opening segment for their valuable remarks.

The PGA, you Mr. President, the chair of the Peace Building Commission and the two distinguished co facilitators of the P Bar whom we also thank for the presentation of the Elements paper which is in our view a very concise, focused and balanced compilation of the most impactful measures for enhancing the efficacy of the peacebuilding architecture. For more effective and sustainable peace building outcomes, enhancing coherence within the UN system is essential. The idea behind composition of the PBC was to bring diverse views from various organs of the UN as well as top TCCs and financial contributors and integrating them. We believe that this purpose is not being fully served. There is a need to strengthen these linkages to enhance PBC's bridging role.

PBC must also strengthen links with IFIs and regional and sub regional organizations and other stakeholders fully utilizing its cap convening role in terms of its advisory role. There should be more interactions of the PBC with the Security Council, especially ahead of mandate renewals, drawdowns of peacekeeping missions and visits of the Council to affected countries. Tangible progress in peace building cannot be achieved without a well resourced PBSO and flexible, adequate and predictable financing. In addition to strengthening synergies between the PBC and pbf, there is a need to infuse more energy in the linkages between the PBC and the IFIS to better synergize and harmonize their peace building approaches in line with national priorities. Lastly, the role and work of the PBC needs to be highlighted to all Member States and beyond through a good awareness campaign.

I thank you very much.

I thank the distinguished representative of Pakistan. I now give the floor to the distinguished representative of the People's Republic of China followed by Uganda.

Chair Today's meeting is very important. I thank the previous speakers for their statements in particular Command Egypt and and Slovenia for their work. China expects Member States to consider the new task and new situation carry out consideration of the peacebuilding architecture. I would like to talk about four points. First, countries concerned must take the lead.

They bear the primary responsibility for peacebuilding in their own countries. The international community should strike a balance between the sovereignty of the countries concerned and international support effectively respect, mobilize and leverage the leading role of the countries concerned, support them in exploring a development path in line with their national conditions and provide targeted assistance based on their will and the needs on the ground. Second, we must prioritize development. Without development there can be no lasting peace. Peace building efforts should focus on the most urgent needs on the country is concerned while looking to the long term by prioritizing resources in such key areas as poverty eradication, universal education, job creation, public health and capacity building so as to enhance the country's internal momentum for development and gradually eliminate the root causes of conflict.

Third, energy conservation and efficiency gain should be promoted in the current situation of the resource constraints in the un, the efficiency of peacebuilding funds should be enhanced. On the one hand, we should practice economy and ensure the investment will yield results. On the other hand, we should innovate partnerships and expand financing channels. Resolution 78257, adopted unanimously by the GA, sets out the requirements for the utilization and monitoring of peacebuilding funds which should be fully and effectively implemented. Fourth, communication and coordination should be maintained as the central body of the peacebuilding architecture.

The PPC should, in accordance with its mandate, increase its interaction with the unga, Security Council and the ECOSOC as well as the coordination with relevant UN agencies so that they can complement and reinforce each other and thereby creating synergy. Peace building and peacekeeping are interrelated and they interact with each other. The PBC can provide advice to during the transition and exit phases of pkos to inform the Council's decision making. China has always actively supported peacebuilding efforts of the countries concerned through bilateral and multilateral channels. Through the China UN Peace and Development Fund, China has carried out many peace building projects.

We will actively participate in the next phase of PBAR and continue to support the UN's peacebuilding efforts so as to contribute to the achievement of lasting peace. Thank you Chair.

I thank the distinguished representative of People's Republic of China. I now give to the distinguished representative of Uganda followed by the Gambia. Thank you Chair. I thank the President of the General assembly, the President of the UN Security Council and the Chair of the Peace Building Commission for convening this very important dialogue. I also extend my congratulations to the distinguished permanent representation representatives of Egypt and Slovenia on the appointment as the co facilitators of the PBR and presenting the Elements paper for the Peacebuilding Architecture Review.

I would like to raise three points. 1. We fully support the elements that are contained in the common African position of the PBR and we also thank the previous Chairs of the Peacebuilding Commission for their position paper which gives insight into the Peace Building architecture. 2. The review of the Peace Building Architecture Review should emphasize the critical critical role of the Peace Building Commission in aiding countries transitioning from conflict towards recovery and sustainable development.

It is essential to reshape the perceptions of the PBC by showcasing its success stories and formalizing PBC meetings within the UN framework, including utilizing a permanent Chamber at the UN for enhanced administrative support. 3. Enhancing the PBC's advisory relationship with the Security Council Council will bolster its credibility, notably in peacekeeping contexts and renewal of mandates. As I conclude, Uganda looks forward to actionable recommendations during the 2025 review that illustrate the critical relevance of the PBC, the Peacebuilding Fund and the Peacebuilding Support Office. You can count on the support of Uganda during the review process of the Peace Building Architecture Review.

I thank you.

I thank the distinguished representative of Uganda. I'll now give the floor to the distinguished representative of the Gambia followed by Cyril Leon.

Thank you Chair. Thank you Mr. President of the UN Security Council.

President of the General Assembly. We thank the co facilitators for the Element Paper and for leading us through a transparent state led process. Chair it is undisputed that the Peace Building Commission sustained support and proactive engagement with the Government of the Gambia reaffirms the power of multilateralism and the principles of responsibility to protect at a time of critical juncture in our nation's history, guiding our transitional justice and other pertinent security sector reforms. Through its timely intervention, the Commission has played historic, instrumental and decisive role in building the dividends of democracy and peace building, particularly through the art of preventive diplomacy, political accompaniment and and sustaining international support. Chair as we focus today in addressing the review of the peace building architecture amid married global security challenges and evolving state of multilateralism, we must acknowledge that there are significant gaps that exist in the UN Peace building architecture despite tremendous successes registered over the past 20 years by the Peace Building Commission.

In this context, the Gambia calls for the strengthening of peace building financing efforts in an all comprehensive and encompassing manner. To achieve this critically, we must adjust not only to the changing nature of crisis, but also to the issue of financing the new forms of partnerships and the roles of actors in creating the best conditions for the deployment of peace building programs into one that is predictable, systematic and strategic. We must also influence on focusing on identifying ways in which partnership adaptation can be better leveraged to advance peace building and post conflict reconstruction and development strategies with the view to achieving an adequate, predictable and sustainable financing sufficient for peace building missions and transitional justice programs, particularly for developing countries. The significant role played by the PBC have been a vivid reminder of why our work is so critical. However, we must continue to confront the stark realities that remain in this spirit, which we must strengthen our collaborative efforts, share best practices and develop comprehensive action plans that are informed by the realities on the ground under the same auspices.

It is the position of our delegation that in ushering in the requisite review, the relationship between the United nations and various regional organizations, especially the African Union, must be strengthened with a view of supporting the pillars of the African Union peace and security architecture and its ongoing reforms to enhance interoperability. To this end, the review process must also address the need to strengthen the PBC's advisory relationship with the General assembly and the UNSC based on their respective comparative advantages and complementarity in matters of peace and security, with an approach that considers a range of factors anticipated to be workable, realistic and ambitious enough to demonstrate steadfastness in commitment. Finally, Chair it is indeed still essential that in conformity with the principle of humanity, humanitarian actions in conflict and peace building situations should be inspired by the principle to help the victims, treating them in line with.

I thank the distinguished representative of the Cambia There was an error in the lineup, I apologize to Sierra Leone. It should be Rwanda followed by Sierra Leone.

Thank you very much, Chair and thank you for the briefing. Thank you very much to our core facilitators in you we trust and we, we appreciate the Element paper and you can count on our Support. Chair the 2025 Peace Building Architecture Review should not be a routine exercise. We believe it should be an opportunity to recalibrate our ambitions and resources to meet today's peace building needs. Experience has shown that peace is not just a project to be completed in a time framework, but rather a process to be nurtured in long term and rooted in national ownership and leadership.

Therefore, this year's review must be an endeavor to meet the demands of a rapidly changing global landscape, more integrated and tailed to these realities that we are facing today. And to this end, Chair, we want to propose the following priorities that we think can be considered as well. We must promote a system system wide integrated approach to prevention and enable timely and unified responses in support of national peace building priorities. Second, peace building must be family centered in local leadership and inclusive participation. And third, prevention must be treated as a long term investment rather than a short term reaction.

Finally, we believe that financing must not only be sufficient, but also flexible, long term and aligned with nationally defined priorities. Chair as we engage in this important process, we must deliver concrete forward looking recommendations that respond directly to the key challenges that have been identified in in the Element paper. For too long, Mr. President, the global international community has invested billions of dollars in peacekeeping. While essential peacekeeping often treats the symptoms of conflict rather than its root causes. It's now time to prioritize peacekeeping to address underlying grievances, strengthen institutions and empower communities before violence elapsed.

Thank you.

I thank the distinguished representative of Rwanda. I now give the floor to the distinguished representative of Sierra Leone, followed by Algeria. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I want to commend the President of Security Council and the President of the General assembly and also the Chair of the PBC for their earlier remarks. I also want to thank the co facilitators for their well received elements paper.

Please allow me to make four quick points. First, Sierra Leone emphasizes the importance of national ownership in promoting a holistic framework for peace building and sustaining peace. Peace and development are mutually reinforcing and are key drivers for implementation of the 2030 Agenda and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Timely implementation of national prevention strategies in addressing the root causes of conflict through an inclusive and political dialogue of all stakeholders defines the pathway in preventing conflict. In this regard, the Security Council and the Peace Building Commission should support as appropriate, requests for Member States to the develop their national prevention strategy in preventing conflict and addressing the root causes of conflict.

To this end, the role of the Resident Coordinators is key in aligning UN assistance with the priorities of national governments. Second, a robust follow up mechanism on the progress of countries under the PBC agenda in identifying challenges and articulating the success stories of sustaining peace is a key enabler in facilitating targeted support programs. Gaps in funding the Implementing peace activities Financing Women Peace Builders, locally led initiatives by women and youth in resolving conflicts are critical elements to amplify their voice through mediation efforts and political dialogue. Third, in improving effectiveness of the pbc, employing innovative ways in building in building its advocacy relationship with the General assembly will enhance the Commission's credibility. Taking into consideration the GA's mandate to authorize the deployment of special envoys and fact finding missions.

Outreach and expanding PBC's engagements with regional and sub regional organizations and ensuring strategic follow up mechanisms would enhance the PBC's ability to better support conflict prevention, conflict recovery and long term stability in affected regions. Lastly, flexible and adequate financing of peacekeeping operations is essential for au un partnerships. Resolution 2719 highlights the importance of predictable financing for peacekeeping missions. In this regard, we particularly note the critical importance of adequate financing support to the Peace Building Fund, increased staff capacity of the Commission and partnership with international financial institutions for investing in peace building initiatives and sustaining peace and thank you.

I thank the distinguished representative of Sierra Leone and I give the floor to the distinguished representative of Algeria followed by Kazakhstan.

Thank you President. Thank you Excellencies for this very first meeting format between the General assembly and the Security council and their 20 year old child Peace Building Commission. The whole family is gathered today and Algeria has the privilege to be a proud member of of both the Security Council and the Peace Building Commission. This P bar is very important. It is the first in depth review since the establishment of the current Resident Coordinator system and last January during its presidency of the Council, Algeria initiated PRST with the support of the elected members providing a strong political support to this review.

Colleague we support many ideas outlined in the co Facilitator papers which are aligned with the common African position to be submitted very soon. Several element from the paper could be taken on board in the twin resolutions like improving coherence across the UN system but we want to insist on the advisory role of the to the Council. I would say that there are still some resistance from one permanent member and we have to overcome this resistance. Let's hope that this P bar will contribute to strengthening and promoting the PBC advisory role. With that I thank you and wish good luck to Osama and Samuel for this review.

I thank you.

I thank the distinguished representative of Algeria. I now give the floor to the distinguished representative of Kazakhstan, followed by Morocco.

Excellencies, distinguished colleagues, I would like to express our sincere appreciation for the organization of this important dialogue which holds particular significance in the year marking the 20th anniversary of the Peace Building Commission. Kazakhstan views peace building as a comprehensive process from preventive diplomacy and peacekeeping to post conflict recovery and sustainable development. We firmly believe that lasting peace cannot be achieved without the integrated and balanced engagement of all pillars of the UN system Security, development and human rights. Today's world demands not only crisis response but also systematic long term efforts to prevent and mitigate conflicts. We must acknowledge that the UN peacebuilding system continues to face persistent challenges, limited mandates, insufficient funding, fragmented efforts and inadequate participation of recipient countries and regional organizations.

All of these factors undermine the effectiveness of this vital work. Kazakhstan advocates for expanding the Commission's mandate including the engagement in conflict prevention and enhancing its coordination with the Security Council and ecosoc. Kazakhstan calls for strengthened cooperation with international financial institutions including the World bank, imf, but also regional development banks to create innovative and flexible financing mechanisms. We support granting observer status to recipient countries in the Commission. This would ensure their meaningful participation in shaping agenda agendas that reflect their national priorities.

We also emphasize the need to broaden the involvement of regional organizations, particularly those operating in conflict affected regions. Kazakhstan firmly believes that only through coordinated efforts, fair and balanced solutions and respect for national specificities can we achieve a lasting, sustainable and just peace for all. Kazakhstan reaffirms its readiness to actively contribute to the implementation of the forthcoming reviews recommendations, including the position paper of the former chairs of pbc. Thank you.

I thank the distinguished representative of Kazakhstan. I now give the floor to the distinguished representative from Morocco followed by the Philippines.

Thank you very much, Mr. President. The 2025 P Bar presents critical opportunity to strengthen UN peace building architecture, particularly in the field where impact matters most. Our objective must be to identify practical modalities that improve efficiency across the UN system while strengthening the three core components of the architecture. The Commission, pbc, the Fund, PBF and the support of SP bso. First, regarding the pbc, we must ensure it has sufficient resources and solid structure to fulfill its mandate.

This includes designating specific chamber for its use and ensuring predictable conference services. The PBC should serve as knowledge hub promoting system wide coordination and information flow. It must also advocate for countries in transition while strengthening its flow up mechanism through regular dialogue with Member States, UN entities, civil society and local peace builders. Second, we must enhance the Commission advisory role to both the Security Council and General Assembly. For the Security Council this means focusing on quality and timelines of advice and strengthening structured engagement.

For General assembly, we should build on existing agenda items and by establishing upon request and when deemed necessary, dedicated sub items for more structured engagement. Third, the bridging and convening role of the PBC are essential. We need more stricter dialogues between PBC and UN bodies while strengthening partnership with international financial institutions, civil society and private sector. The PBC must remain central to improving coordination of of UN peace building efforts. Fourth, regarding financing, we must fully implement relevant UN resolutions, including exploring innovative mechanisms, establishing system to track resource mobilization efforts within the PBC would be valuable, as would advancing coordination between the UN and international financial institutions as both headquarters and fields.

Finally, we we need to ensure the PBSO is appropriately capacitated to support the pbc, manage the Fund force partnership and foster greater finance coherence within the United Nations. I thank you Mr. President. I thank the Distinguished representative of Morocco. I now give the floor to the distinguished representative of the Philippines for followed by Switzerland. Thank you Mr.

Chair. On behalf of the Philippines, I would like to reiterate our support for Egypt and Slovenia as co facilitators of the 2025 Peace Building architecture Review. We also note the Comprehensive Elements paper that they had just circulated the P BAR this year is indeed critical as multilateralism is being threatened by emerging and current challenges. The peace building architecture should indeed be fit for purpose in a rapidly evolving global architecture. We also note the co facilitator's acknowledgment that although PBAR will not be an easy process, it will be open, transparent, inclusive and comprehensive in decision making as well as in the negotiations to come up with the twin resolutions for consideration of the General assembly and the Security Council.

We support the co facilitators view that PBAR should translate pledges into concrete steps and demonstrate that peace building ideals can be achieved through dedicated implementation. Indeed, this year's PBAR provides a critical opportunity to strengthen peace building tools including assessing the effectiveness, coherence and impact of the Peacebuilding Commission, the Peace Building Fund and the Peace Building Support Office. Additionally, the Philippines would like to underscore the following first, peace building should always be nationally owned and nationally led because the localization of peace is an important investment in capacity building for efforts in sustaining peace. Second, women and youth participation in peace processes and peace building through the WPS and YPS agenda should be cardinal principles of the P bar to make peace building more sustainable and legitimate. Third, there is a need to build national capacities, implement results oriented approach and enhance support for national peace building initiatives as they contribute to conflict prevention and peace building efforts.

Fourth, joint analysis, planning and coherent implementation with peace building integrated at all stages of UN engagement are essential successful transitions. Fifth, early warning tools are needed for the prevention of instability and conflict as peace building is not just about dialogue but also about cohesiveness and effectiveness in responding to conflicts and the need to address their root causes. And finally, we expect the review to spotlight the chronic underfunding of peace building efforts and to seek to mobilize predictable and sustainable financing, including through assessed and voluntary contributions, strategic partnership with IFIS or even south south cooperation. Thank you. I thank the distinguished representative of the Philippines.

I now give the floor to the distinguished representative of Switzerland followed by Timor Leste. Merci. Thank you.

Thank you Mr. President. Madam President chairs, we welcome the organization of this dialogue and we thank all of the speakers for their contributions. With global conflicts on the rise and increasing budgetary constraints, the Peace Building Architecture Review offers a critical window of opportunity to strengthen and streamline the UN's efforts to advance sustainable peace. We hosted consultations in Geneva this past February in order to contribute to an inclusive and consultative process. The next Geneva Peace Week will provide an opportunity to continue this dialogue.

We commend the co facilitators for their efforts, those of Egypt and Slovenia, and we welcome the Elements paper with a view to the negotiations. We support action on the implementation of the existing framework in a coherent, integrated and effective way across the three pillars of the UN and the Peacebuilding Architecture Review should catalyze their synergies and also strengthen the impact on the ground. To that end, I would like to underscore three points. Firstly, at the institutional level we support the idea of enhancing the advisory, convening and bridging roles of the PBC that are mentioned in the Elements paper. The PBC should be encouraged at the request of interested States to serve as a key information sharing platform on national prevention strategies.

At the field level, cost effective and efficient peace building must build on national local actors, including civil society Resident coordinators supported by peace and Development Advisors play a key role in enabling coherent, inclusive and sustainable peace building engagement. The review should reaffirm this contribution as recognized in the 2024 QCPR. Secondly, human rights are a fundamental pillar of peacekeeping. The peacebuilding architecture should therefore focus on the root causes of conflict. The role of the PPC in mobilizing expertise for peace building prevention and human rights within the United nations, particularly through the Human Rights Council special procedures, and that can further be strengthened.

Lastly, we welcome the emphasis on sustained and predictable funding. Balancing investments across all phases of the conflict cycle is essential to enhance the effectiveness of the peacebuilding architecture. We support a stronger and more strategic collaboration with the IFIs, as well as the systematization of positive implementation practices that we have witnessed in recent years. We also welcome the emphasis on the engagement with the private sector not only as a source of funding, but also as a key partner for broadcast broader collaboration. You can therefore count on our active engagement and constructive engagement as things move forward.

Thank you. Thank you. And just before giving the floor to the next speaker of Timor Leste followed by Angola, let me remind you about the Golden Greek rule we have applied here. Try to get shorter than two minutes even because then we will make sure that everybody can speak. Dimolesze has the floor and I'm and we hear from Angola Timoleshte.

Thank you Madam Chair, co facilitators, delegates and esteemed colleagues. We appreciate the elements paper prepared to facilitate our discussion. The 2025 review 2025 review aims to amplify the Peace Building architecture impact through practical strategies. Firstly, we share the view that improving efficiency across the UN system is crucial. It is important to harmonize efforts, minimize duplication and maximize resource utilization.

In this connection, a centralized digital platform for real time communication and data exchange among UN agencies will ensure alignment with our strategic objectives. Secondly, strengthening the PBA's core components is essential to address emerging challenges like climate induced conflicts and digital security. The Peace Building Fund should adopt a strategic grant system prioritizing scalable outcome driven projects. It is essential for the Peace Building Support Office to enhance its data analysis and impact evaluation capabilities through advanced tools and training. Thirdly, we advocate for a peace building partnership involving representatives from financial institutions, institutions, regional organizations and civil society.

These will align funding priorities, share best practices and coordinate initiatives. Public private partnership can mobilize additional resources and expertise to fostering innovative and sustainable peaceful solutions or peace building solutions. Fourthly, we propose a global peace building awareness campaign including educational programs, media engagements and community outreach. High profile events during Peacebuilding Week will provide platforms for dialogue, knowledge exchange and the celebration of success stories, thereby strengthening support for our initiatives. Fifthly, we suggest regularly reviewing the progress of peace building projects to ensure compliance with the UN resolutions and to identify areas for improvement.

Utilizing both qualitative and quantitative evaluation methods will ensure comprehensive oversight and accountability. Sixthly, we recommend diversifying funding sources to provide A steady flow of resources for critical projects. Ultimately, Madam Chair, we reaffirm our unwavering commitment to the United Nations Peace Building architecture. I thank you. Thank you.

And Angola has the floor, Sir. Then we hear from the Republic of Korea.

Angola, the mic please. Thank you.

Can we try to give the two. Madam Chair, thank you for convening this informal interactive dialogue and our congratulations to the co facilitator for their hard work. The Peace Building Architecture review is an important exercise to make the system more inclusive, proactive, financially robust and sensitive to local context to achieve lasting peace. In this regard, my delegation would like to share four points. First, we support the call to strengthen the role and authority of the PBC to ensure their relevance and credibility to its work.

We need to enhance the capacity of Peace Building Support Office to better fulfill its role and responsibilities. Second, it is particularly important to strengthen the PBC's political advisory role special vis a vis the Security Council on the linkage between the mandates of peace operations and peace building tasks. We will support an increased advisory role of the PBC regarding the General assembly and the ECOSOC agendas on conflict prevention, peace building and post conflict reconstruction issues. Third, we welcome the establishment by the General assembly of a financing mechanism for the Peace Building Fund to ensure adequate, predictable and sustainable finance for the preventive combat diplomacy agenda. Fourth, increased partnership between the PBC architecture with international finance institutions and regional and civil regional organization is highly beneficial and indispensable.

We encourage timely information sharing, coordination between the PBC and the African Union Commission especially on conflict prevention and a reinforced follow up mechanism within the PBC regarding African issues. To conclude, Madam Chair, you can count on this delegation full support as we progress in this process. I thank you. Thank you very much. The Republic of Korea has the floor.

Then we hear from Senegal, Korea, Republic of korea, Mike Nees. Thank you, Madam Chair. I thank the President of General Assembly, President of Security Council and then Chair of the PBC for convening today's meeting. I also thank the co facilitator for their inclusive consultations and for preparing the Element Paper. The Element Paper contains many valuable ideas as we discuss how to reflect them in the upcoming resolutions.

We should also reflect on why some past resolution commitments were not fully implemented and identify ways to ensure that this resolution leads to meaningful follow through. Let me underline high viewpoints. First, we should review and scale up our commitment to sustaining peace which encompasses the full spectrum of peace efforts from complete prevention to building lasting peace in an area where peace operations are under growing strain. Peace building must play greater role in sustaining peace. These calls for the greater investment and support in prevention as well as clear mechanism to strengthen the link between the peace operation and peace building from mission formation through transitions.

Second, the PBC's comparative advantage lies in its convening power, its ability to amplify field level insights on the root causes and solutions to the conflict. To fulfill this role, PBC should further strengthen its link with IFIs, UN country teams, civil society and then women and youth groups. In this regard, it is also important that PBAR process reflects the perspectives of these key partners. Third, as demand for peace building grows and the Member States call for a stronger role for the pbc, both the PBC and the PBSO must be further reinforced. More systematic and well followed up engagement will also serve as an incentive for countries to seek the PBC support.

People situations escalate into complete thank you.

Thank you also for applying the two minutes rule. I give the floor to Senegal and then we have from Bangladesh Senegal.

Thank you. Madam Chair, allow me to welcome the convening of this important dialogue and to commend the valuable efforts of the co facilitators. Madam Chair, at a time when the security situation is worsening more and more in several parts of the world, the UN is facing growing difficulties in coming up with an architecture that can lead its peacekeeping and peace building strategy and mobilize the necessary resources to allow for the implementation of mandates and to effectively address security challenges. Madam Chair, finding ways and means to implement the SDGs and the implementation of the Pact for the Future require us to keep in mind that without an end to conflicts and without reinvigorated international solidarity, the world that we want will be nothing but a utopia. And in that regard, my delegation remains convinced that the agenda for peace and the peacebuilding architecture need to contribute to achieving the SDGs by supporting the creation of a peaceful environment that is conducive to the implementation of development policies.

And in that regard, my delegation would like to share the following recommendations. We consider that we must create a multi actor cooperation framework that is open to all Member States, including beneficiary countries and the host of funds and programs, regional organizations, UN entities on the ground, as well as the private sector and financial institutions. We must prioritize a holistic approach covering all aspects related to the root causes of breaches of the peace. In other words, we need to prevent conflicts upstream by addressing their root causes and building peace downstream from peace missions through the better management of transitions. Next, we must support national early warning mechanisms as well as the participation of women and young people in peace processes and conflict prevention initiatives.

We must rationalize international, regional and sub regional initiatives for the prevention of armed conflicts and political crises, as well as peace building initiatives to ensure predictable and sustainable financing for peace. We must strengthen cooperation between the UN and regional organizations for the best possible use of of a mobilization of resources, information and expertise as well as an improvement in coordination between the Peace Building Commission and Resident coordinators. To conclude, Senegal reiterates its commitment to sustainable peace, security and stability, which is the only surefire way to achieve the SDGs. And in this regard, my delegation also calls for better governance of peace through reinvigorated multilateralism and strengthened solidarity. Thank you.

Thank you, Excellency. And I give the floor to Bangladesh, followed by Somalia.

Thank you, Madam Chair. As we commence the formal phase of 2025 P Bar, this gives us the critical opportunity to identify concrete areas to foster greater coherence in addition to taking stock of the UN system's overall work in ensuring global peace and security. To this end, we recognize the significance of establishing more structured dialogues for building stronger relationship between the Commission and the relevant UN entities. Inclusive consultations should be ensured for nationally owned and nationally led decisions. Madam Chair, advancing WPS agenda is another key to the future of peacekeeping.

As an ardent promoter of WPS agenda, we underscore the need for inclusive engagement of women in national peace building efforts efforts. The role of youth in peace building process should also remain as an in is an undervalued area which also needs greater attention. Madam Chair, given the acute financial crisis being faced by the un, we urge for further strengthening the efforts of the Commission towards financing and exploring innovative resource mobilization. Finally, we reaffirm our full commitment to the review process. Thank you.

Thank you. I give the floor to Somalia and then we hear from Colombia. Somalia.

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Thank you, Madam Chair. My delegation thanks bja, PSC and PPC Chair for convening this interactive dialogue. I also thank Egypt and Slovenia as co facilitators of the 2025 Peace Building architecture Review for this opportunity to contribute to this crucial dialog.

Nearly 20 years after the establishment of the Peace Building Commission Fund and Support Office, we are at crossroads demanding reflection and renewed commitment. The SG report calls for paradigm shift, recognizing a world with surging conflict, climate crisis and social injustice and economic disparities disproportionately affecting the vulnerable.

The co facilitators element power arches moving from words to action. In that vein, we suggest the flowings. First, we must reinforce the PPC role as a convener and bridge mobilizing resources and keeping peace building central to the United nations mission. Second, predictable and diversified financing is essential. Third, national prevention strategies.

Again grown members states have the primary responsibility for prevention and peace building dividing their frameworks. Finally, PPC advisory role in mission transitions must become the norm. Constance and early engagement are vital as countries transition from peace operations to nationally owned sustainable peace. The Peace Building Architecture review process is our chance to make the United nations space building architecture stronger, more coherent and fit for purpose. Let's seize it together and I thank you, thank you and I just draw your attention to the fact that we will have the possibility.

Also the facilitators will read everything if you send this to E statements of the United Nations Journal and please feel free to go from two minutes now to one minute because we will not make it if you don't and just don't leave. You just don't read faster but leave out things. Thank you Colombia and then uae. Thank you for the challenge.

I would like to welcome this IID and underscore the work of Germany as head of the PPC in providing documents and I acknowledge the work of the CO Facilitation facilitators in this work. Colombia believes that this very review process should bolster the PBAR and its ability to mobilize greater political, technical and financial support for countries requesting such support. Among the actions which could be of help, we need structural mechanisms for timely advice and we need to hear the diversity of voices to strengthen the consultative role of the PBC and on previous occasions Colombia has mentioned this fact. We need to have further south, south and triangular cooperation and bolster the PBSO and its ability to provide effective and strategic support and to give it give the PBF an opportunity to have greater dialogue with the World bank, the private sector and IFIS and bolster the national ownership. My delegation believes that it is important to underscore the fact that Colombia is a clear example of the importance of the international community being involved in peace building.

We believe that our history and our experience as we build peace will provide useful lessons for other countries and in that spirit, as current members of the ppc, we trust that we have the support of the membership and non permanent future members of the Security Council. We will continue to contribute to the improvement of the PBAR review.

Thank you UAE Presidents, Madam Chairs, Excellencies and colleagues, thank you for convening this important dialogue. The UAE also appreciates the efforts of the CO FACILITATORS for the open, inclusive and consultative intergovernmental process, especially at a time when multilateralism finds itself at an inflection point for the review process ahead of us. I will be quick and share three recommendations.

First, we echo the importance of enhancing the impact of the peace building architecture among its three core components here in New York and in the field. The UAE views that the Elements paper sets out practical and concrete modalities in this regard. Second, we recommend drawing upon UN resolutions that complement the implementation of the PBARS objectives. A relevant example IS UNSC Resolution 2686 on Tolerance, Peace and Security which affirms an integrated understanding of peace building across the entire conflict cycle. It also promotes a whole of UN and whole of society approach grounded in national ownership and strengthened PBC role in advancing tolerance and peaceful coexistence while addressing hate speech, disinformation and extremism across the peace continuum.

Third, strong partnership must remain a priority for the 2025 P Bar. Importantly most importantly, this entails continued cooperation with the support to local actors across societies, especially women and youth, peace builders, humanitarian actors, civil society organization, faith leaders and private sectors and IFIs. The UAE believes these they are significant pillars for building and sustaining peace, especially in addressing the impact of climate change on peace building. Finally, we affirm to be constructive in this process and we are confident it's a very good it's in a very good hands under the leadership of Egypt and Slovenia. Thank you, thank you.

Thailand has the floor and then Australia Thailand. First, thank you Madam Chair and thank you co facilitators for the Elements paper. Allow me to share the following six points. First, in line with the ongoing UN UN reform efforts, the twin resolutions should limit PPS and focus on ops that directly strengthen peace building and sustaining peace. Second, to strengthen its advisory role, the PPC should invest in early warning systems and rapid response mechanism to proactively address emerging crises.

Community based monitoring can play a vital role by collecting responsibility, real time data and local tensions enabling timely and effective policy interventions. Third, we must address the root causes of conflict and strengthen national ownership in prevention and peace building. The PBC should support Member States in investing in sustainable development and human security as key foundations for building peaceful and resilient societies with gender considerations integrated across all efforts. Fourth, the PBC should strengthen its collaboration with other UN organs and body IFI's, regional and sub regional organizations, national and local authorities and civil society to ensure context specific, inclusive and lasting peace. Thailand's ports are formalizing the participation of regional and other organizations such as ASEAN in the work of the pbc.

Fifth, the PBC should reinforce synergies with the Peace Building Fund and establish mechanism to evaluate and strengthen resource mobilization efforts. Six, we suggest exploring the continued use of today's dialogue to better synchronize agendas, enhance complementarities and build a stronger relationships among the pbc, un, nga, UNSC and ecosoc. I thank you. Thank you. Australia has the floor, then Indonesia.

Australia. Thank you so much Chair. All courtesies observed. Let me say I just really liked Osama's point right at the beginning which was so much work is done and put to one side and not really actually implemented. And so what I'd super encourage is to take up his point.

Let's do something which is practical, tangible and really benefits people on the ground. I have five super quick points. The first is we have a very good basis on which to work. Let's build on that. Let's not reinvent things.

Secondly, we, especially on the Australian side, like the idea of using the Commission as a knowledge hub and let's make sure that that capacity is properly resourced. Third, let's ensure that we reinforce partnerships with civil society, local peace building builders and regional organizations. Fourth, as we all know, and we've all said many times before, proper resourcing is key. If the Peace Building Commission and peace building work is to be effective, you have to have money behind it. And finally, we absolutely strongly endorse the priority accorded to nationally led and owned prevention strategies.

Thank you so much.

Thank you guys. We have 13 speakers left and we have 1010 minutes left, so please try to be short. Indonesia has the floor, then Azerbaijan. Thank you Excellencies.

Indonesia attaches great importance to the 2025 PBA review as it comes at a critical juncture. And is it also our collective endeavor to further strengthen the multilateral system? In this context, Indonesia wishes to highlight three key points. First, we must ensure that the PBA Review create a structured engagement within the UN system to bring maximum impact on the ground across the peace continuum. UN organ and entities engage in varied ways which can lead to duplications of work and resource inefficiency.

To this end, the role of PBC as the interlocutor could be strengthened, including by fostering mechanism between the PBC Security Council and the ECOSOC ensuring peace building activities are integrated into a unified country level strategy. At the same time, it is also important for the PBC to have implementing agencies on the field. Second, we must ensure that PBC's involvement in mission planning to avoid a vacuum during transition. A more systematic and coordinated approach between the PBC and UN organs in mission planning is needed to ensure continuity between peacekeeping and peace building, strengthen conflict prevention and sustainable peace and enhance legitimate legitimacy and national ownership through inclusive and greater host country led approach. Third, and the last one, we must strengthen the Peace Building Fund to support effective and sustainable peace building.

The PBA review should also explore partnership with broad range of actors to secure an innovative financing for the PBF from international organizations, regional organizations as well as the IFIs and philanthropies. It is also paramount to align the PBF programs with national and regional priorities to strengthen the PBF use of nationally owned peace building strategies and to ensure fund address local priorities and needs. I thank you Excellencies. Thank you Benedicta. Azerbaijan has the floor then Qatar.

Thank you Chair. All protocols are observed. We take note of the CO Facilities element paper as a useful foundation for our deliberations. Azerbaijan supports initiatives aimed at enhancing the relevance, adaptability and effectiveness of the UN's Peace Building Framework. Azerbaijan's experience in post communal recovery, rehabilitation and reintegration offers valuable insights into peacebuilding process.

However, ongoing presence of extra remnants of war continues to hinder these efforts. We underscored the significance of timely, sustained and well coordinated international support that complements and reinforces the prevention and recovery policy of the conflict affected countries, including those undergoing post conflict transitions. We wish to underscore the following key principles drawn from Azerbaijan's national perspective. First, peace building is most effective when it's nationally owned, tailored to specific contexts Affirm the anchor in the principles of the UN Charter, particularly the respectful for the sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence of states. Second, support for peace building yields better outcomes when designed and implemented in close consultation, coordination and cooperation with national governments, align with the country's particular needs and priorities and backed by adequate, consistent and sustainable and predictable international financing.

So, successful peace building also requires renewed commitment to disarmament obligation aimed at mitigating the humanitarian impact of conventional weapons to protect lives, notably from the Treaty of Landmines and Explosive Devices to revitalize war affected lands to facilitate a safe return of displayed population. Finally, Azerbaijan reaffirmed its readiness to contribute to global peace and develop benefits through sharing its practical expertise in post conflict recovery and peacebuilding. Thank you. Thank you. Qatar has the floor then Panama.

Thank you Chair. I would also like to extend our gratitude to the co facilitators for presenting the Elements paper. I would like to highlight the following points. First, we share the co facilitators view that we must move from rhetoric to tangible action, particularly by enhancing the Peacebuilding Commission's advisory, bridging and convening roles. Second, as a country committed to conflict prevention, the State of Qatar emphasizes that prevention should be a priority in the 2025 review.

It is essential to elevate conflict prevention as a universal priority and to support nationally led peace building initiatives grounded in human rights and inclusive governance. We must also explore effective strategies to enhance our collective efforts, including the implementation of commitments related to women, peace and security as well as youth peace and security. Third, predictable funding for the Peace Building Fund and enhanced coherence within the UN system system are essential for advancing peace building efforts. We urge for more reliable and diversified financial resources for peace building initiatives which should include strengthening partnerships with IFIs and regional development banks to bolster the capacity of the PBS, the PS, the PBSO. Fourth, it is imperative that the 2025 P Bar evaluates the UN system's capacity to provide consistent and timely support to countries transitioning from peace operations.

The State of Qatar calls for stronger synergies between the PBAR and the ongoing review of the UN peace operations, emphasizing the necessity for a clearer and more consistent role for the PVC in supporting peace building elements throughout the life cycle of mission mandates. Thank you. Thank you. The Permanent Representative of Panama has the floor. I'm sorry, sir.

Thank you for your patience. Gracias. I thank the co facilitators. We are aware that this review is taking place in an increasingly polarized international political environment. There are economic pressures and financial limits which means we must look at bolstering the multilateral system.

In view of the upcoming resolution, we would like to make the following comment. We believe that peace operations must invest in prevention, support national efforts to build peace and they must be based on protecting human rights and have a crucial balance between inclusive governance and national ownership. The PBC must play a much more active role in all phases of peace operations. We must also leverage its advisory role to the Security Council and it must be a catalyst for synergies with the General assembly and other organs and actors at all levels. We appeal to the Council to solicit the advice of the PBC more frequently.

The PBC should also make its impact on the ground more visible and also leverage the Peace Building Impact Hub and its activities. This could lead to greater political and financial support. The PBC should act as an inclusive bridge among actors, in particular particular local authorities, civil society, original peoples, youth and women, peace builders and we should also focus on best practices to improve south, south and Triangular cooperation in order to attract Investment. We must have greater accountability on the use of funds and the impact of projects. The PBSO should have sufficient funding to facilitate the work of the PBC to create necessary strategic partnerships.

There should be further consultations, closed consultations between the Council and the pbc. But we would also need to focus on working on national prevention strategies. Thank you.

Has the floor and then we hear from Guyana and we're having time constraints really because we will not hear. We will not in a decent way can wrap up if everybody speaks.

So I will have to cut down and. And if people are now speaking more than one minute, you know, five will not be able to speak at all. So this is no offense, no pressure on Guyana. You have the floor.

Sorry. And then Guyana. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Thanking you all. I directly moved to our concrete recommendations at the outset. We suggest that the 2025 P Bar has to take the 2020 P Bar as a baseline, including the following four pointers. One, the first point. Peace building cannot be sustained without ensuring peaceful co existence.

Therefore, peace building agenda should be a development agenda too and should be led by national governments. And second, peace building can be realized only through partnership and ownership. Therefore partnership between the UN and regional arrangements like the AU is important. Third, PBAR should give priority to conflict prevention where possible and if not, it should be managed effectively. The DDR and the SSR and the fourth, attempts at over institutionalization of the PBC and its working relations with the Security Council and the General General assembly.

More than what is envisaged under the twin resolutions can politicize the peace building discussion, thereby introducing power competition and finally, the consensus based decision making mechanism of the PBC is the bedrock of its success and then it should continue as yes and I thank you. Thank you. Guyana has the floor and then Austria. Thank you Chair. And thank you all for convening today's dialogue and to the co facilitators for the elements paper.

Peace building and sustaining peace are a critical part of maintaining international peace and security in which all UN member States have a role. To this end, strong national partnership combined with international action and support are crucial. Guyana emphasizes the importance of the UN engaging more effectively with local communities, communities, civil society organizations and national and regional institutions. To ensure that peace building efforts are context specific, culturally sensitive and driven by the needs and aspirations of people on the ground. We underscore that peace building and sustainable peace can be achieved through a preventative approach to conflict.

I wish to present four priorities. First, enhancing early warning mechanisms. We must move beyond broad indicators to Incorporate local perspectives and conflict analysis that identifies specific risks. Second, investing in local capacities through support to community based peace initiatives, reconciliation efforts and strengthening of local governance structures. Third, fostering inclusive dialogue and finally strengthening partnerships forging more effective collaborations between UN regional organizations, national government, civil society and the private sector while recognizing their unique roles and contributions which will serve to strengthen peace building efforts.

Thank you. Thank you. Austria has the floor and then Mexico.

Thank you all. Courtesies observed on the pbc. We strongly support the proposal for a designated chamber. Regarding the method, the working methods, very much in line with what was said by Norway. Austria believes that meaningful reform in this are essential to unlocking the potential, the full potential of the pbc.

Then on financing, we echo the call to accelerate implementation of relevant resolutions and commitments related to financing for peacebuilding. But to strengthen the synergy between the PBF, which Austria has given 1 million to in 2024 and 2025 and and the PBC, we propose establishing a standing agenda item in PBC meetings to receive regular updates from peace building on funding priorities, allocations and impact. As for cooperation with ifis, we believe it would be worth reframing the conversation to how can the UN help IFIs? How can the IFIs help the UN? To how can we help the IFIs?

And I think by doing so we stand a greater chance in gaining the IFI's attention. Austria plans to work with Member States to push for the inclusion of a provision in the PBAR that mandates the Peacebuilding Impact Hub database to best capture UN IFI good practices cooperation on the ground. The rest will be sent to you. Thank you. Thank you.

Mexico has the floor.

Thank you. All protocols observed. Madam from Mexico. The PBAR review requires a human rights approach to guarantee the protection of human rights and access to justice. In so doing we can reduce the risk of conflict and thus create more stable and peaceful environments.

We must address the root causes of conflicts by promoting international cooperation, focusing on the promotion of sustainable development and the eradication of poverty and early warning strategies for timely prevention of conflicts. We must increase the role of the pbc. The PBC must play a more relevant role in providing advice and participating in the drafting and implementation of conflict prevention strategies and peace building. 4. There must be greater coordination among all bodies involved, in particular with ECOSOC.

5. Promote inclusive mechanisms for citizen participation in order to provide promote national ownership because local actors can play a key role in the decision making process and in efforts to prevent conflict. 6. Guarantee necessary financing and explore innovative and flexible means of financing and finally generate follow up mechanisms and ongoing assessment so that we can adjust our strategies in line with goals. Goals and emerging needs.

Thank you. Turkey are still on my list. I'm sorry, we cannot accommodate those. We will read. And the co facilitators promise that there is a priority on the proposals in the written statement of the three remaining speakers.

Now give hand over to the organizers again. Thank you. Thank you. And for quick closing remarks, I give the floor to His Excellency Samuel Smoger, President Representative of Slovenia.

Thank you very much. And I want to say that the discussion is really encouraging. And what I heard was a huge support for peace building in general, as well for peace building architecture and the review that was shown through the number of speakers, but also through the substance of the discussions, your contributions, your views and your proposals. We heard a lot of support for the elements that we proposed, so that is encouraging us. Definitely.

We didn't hear any objections to the elements that were circulated. So there will be good basis to translate them into the zero draft solution. And listening today, one could even imagine that the white smoke coming out of this process could come could come even earlier than December. Now, there are several few words that I put down that were like silver line through the whole discussion. And it goes from the national ownership to coordination to coherence, impact, partnership and so on.

So what I detected was huge interest in peace building and prevention as political priority, or as one said, as one of the key instruments of the United Nations. And there is general agreement also that one cannot build peace in isolation. One cannot build in a isolation from the root causes of the conflicts, which bring us then to the link between peace, development and human rights, which was stressed by several speakers. Of course, in order to address root causes. I think almost everybody was stressing the importance of national ownership of the process.

But national ownership that can be supported on one side by more coherent and coordinated actions on the ground of the UN Agencies and Programs, of the IFIs, of the Regional coordinator and so on. And on the other hand, by increasing role of PBC in its convening, advising, bridging and complementary role that we heard today a lot. So there were a lot of different elements that were presented that I don't want to address them. But rest assured that they were all noted. And we will try in the draft that we'll prepare by the end of May, we'll try to address all of the elements that you mentioned in your statements.

Thank you very much. I thank the co facilitator. And I now give the floor to His Excellency Osama Abdel Khalek, Permanent Representative of Egypt. Thank you very much, Honorable Chair. Very grateful for the organizer, Ambassador Ante, the PGE and your good self as President of the Security Council.

Along the same lines of Ambassador Samuel we're happy with the first feedback. It shows that the elements paper received is covering widely what, what you have been asking for because we, we didn't hear anyone saying what is that sheet of paper or whatever. So, so it shows, you see, whatever you were, you were calling is somehow there. Rest assured we will hold you accountable for what you have pronounced because this is a very good start and we take full note of all the input we continue to engage. For those who did not speak, just share with us your inputs and so on.

And in a minute I'll try to address some of the very thin lines that co facilitators would that issue of for instance, those who want to improve the work culture, a little bit of the PBC and those who are classically just taking back to the same exact narrow meaning of a rule here or there. Let me say there is always a room for improvement and I always like to speak about improving the work cultures, not working methods. Because with methods, you see, we need to negotiate something. But when we have broadly agreeing on something, it would be very much telling the need to change the work culture. Consensus, for instance, doesn't mean unanimity.

And you see the moment you go to that they could have said unanimity but the application was almost like unanimity but it was mentioned consensus. But there is always room for improvement and that discussion needs to continue and so on and so forth. But we need to match the high expectations and ambitions with the ability to be impactful, to change something, to find the modality to strike the right chord or so. But we still have a very long way to go and I believe we will try to the best of our abilities as co facilitators to facilitate your discussion so that later this year in December, we'll have a very solid text that can make a change. Thank you very much, Ambassador Anti.

My dearest colleague, the DPR of Greece. I thank the delegations for their participation. We apologize once again to those delegations that couldn't take the floor. The interactive dialogue is now concluded. The meeting is adjourned.