In progress at UNHQ

Peacebuilding


PBC/75
The Peacebuilding Commission and the Government of Liberia set forth this morning the terms of their partnership to strengthen the rule of law, support security-sector reform and promote national reconciliation as the West African nation sought to consolidate peace and heal the historic rift between indigenous and “American” Liberians.
PBC/74
At the inaugural high-level stakeholders meeting in New York, the Member States of the United Nations endorsed the importance of the Secretary-General’s Peacebuilding Fund and pledged further support. A total of 33 Member States spoke at the meeting on 4 November, commending the Fund as a fast, relevant and catalytic resource for supporting peacebuilding initiatives in countries emerging from conflict.
AFR/2036-DEV/2819-PBC/69
On the first day of the 2010 Summit on the Millennium Development Goals, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the World Bank’s Vice-President for the Africa region, Obiageli Ezekwesili, added their voices to that of the President of the Central African Republic, François Bozizé, to increase international attention for critical peacebuilding and development challenges in his post-conflict country.