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21 September 2016

SG/SM/18113-PBC/119

Violence, Conflict Cost World $13.6 Billion Annually, Secretary-General Says, Urging Member States to Shore Up Financially Strapped Peacebuilding Fund

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the Peacebuilding Fund Pledging Conference “Invest in Sustaining Peace”, in New York today:

21 September 2016

PBC/118

Twenty-Six Member States Pledge $151 Million to United Nations Peacebuilding Fund

The United Nations Peacebuilding Fund received $151 million in pledges from Member States at its pledging conference held today on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, the Fund announced.

24 June 2016

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Development Goals Unattainable without Sustaining Peace, Deputy Secretary-General Tells Economic and Social Council, Peacebuilding Commission

Peace, security, development and human rights were inextricably linked, and building peaceful, inclusive societies required closer collaboration and less fragmentation among all stakeholders, speakers said as the Economic and Social Council and the Peacebuilding Commission held a joint meeting today on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and Sustaining Peace.

24 June 2016

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Deputy Secretary-General, at Joint Peacebuilding-ECOSOC Meeting, Urges Greater Attention to Periods before Violence Break out, After Conflict Ends

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, to the joint meeting of the Economic and Social Council and the Peacebuilding Commission, in New York today

23 June 2016

PBC/114

United Nations Must Abandon Old Ideas about War, Overhaul Outdated Peacebuilding Architecture, Speaker Says at Commission’s Annual Session

The Peacebuilding Commission committed this afternoon to better support nations moving from violent conflict to sustainable peace by providing a policy forum for all relevant stakeholders and strategic and targeted advice to the Security Council.

23 June 2016

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Deputy Secretary-General, at Peacebuilding Commission’s Annual Session, Stresses Need to Implement Agreements, Translate Words into Action

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks to the third annual session of the Peacebuilding Commission, in New York today:

12 May 2016

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Deputy Secretary-General, at High-Level Meeting, Calls for Institutionalized United Nations-African Union Peacebuilding Interactions

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks at the High-Level Meeting on “Sustaining Peace: Mechanisms, Partnerships and the Future of Peacebuilding in Africa”, in New York today:

27 April 2016

SG/SM/17710-PBC/112

Secretary-General Stresses Strong Commitment to System-Wide Implementation of Peacebuilding Resolutions Adopted by General Assembly, Security Council

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

29 September 2015

SG/SM/17154-PBC/110

Inclusive National Ownership Vital to Building Sustainable, Durable Peace, Says Secretary-General at High-Level Meeting

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Oscar Fernandez-Taranco, Assistant Secretary-General for Peacebuilding Support, to the high-level meeting on “A New Approach to Peacebuilding”, in New York today:

25 June 2015

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Deputy Secretary-General, at Interactive Dialogue, Encourages Empowerment of Peacebuilding Structures, Examination of Their Advisory Role

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks at the fourth Annual Informal Interactive Dialogue between Members of the Security Council, the Peacebuilding Commission Chairs and countries on the Commission’s agenda, in New York today: