UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Peacebuilding and Sustaining Peace - General Assembly — Transcript

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1. 0:00your majesty mr. president distinguished
2. 0:04heads of state and government
3. 0:06excellencies ladies and gentlemen thank
4. 0:10you for this opportunity to renew our
5. 0:12joint commitment to build and sustain
6. 0:15peace and I welcome your high level
7. 0:18attention to this issue at the key
8. 0:20moment for our collective efforts and at
9. 0:23a time when peace is fragile and at risk
10. 0:25in many places around the world two
11. 0:29years ago the General Assembly and the
12. 0:31Security Council sent an N equivocal
13. 0:33message bypassing ambitious twin
14. 0:36resolutions pledging to work better
15. 0:39together to sustain peace at all stages
16. 0:42of conflict and in all dimensions these
17. 0:46resolutions stressed that while
18. 0:48government's have primary responsibility
19. 0:50for peace building and sustaining peace
20. 0:52we can all do more to build peaceful and
21. 0:55resilient societies two years on it's
22. 1:00time to look at progress and forge a
23. 1:02common path ahead no one can doubt the
24. 1:06many many benefits of globalization the
25. 1:09integration of the world's economies the
26. 1:11expansion of trade the reduction in
27. 1:13poverty and improvements in living
28. 1:15standards the stunning advances in
29. 1:17technology but at the same time we must
30. 1:20recognize that in some fundamental ways
31. 1:23our world is going backwards more
32. 1:27countries are experiencing violent
33. 1:29conflict that at anytime in the nearly
34. 1:31three decades record number of civilians
35. 1:35are being killed or injured by explosive
36. 1:37weapons in urban areas record numbers of
37. 1:40people are on the move displaced by
38. 1:42violence war and persecution we Co rific
39. 1:46violations of human rights and rising
40. 1:48nationalism racism and xenophobia
41. 1:51inequalities are increasing while
42. 1:54regions countries and communities can
43. 1:56find themselves isolated from progress
44. 1:58and left behind by growth women and
45. 2:02girls face discrimination of all kinds
46. 2:04and these are all indications that we
47. 2:07need greater unity and courage to ease
48. 2:09the fears of the people we serve to set
49. 2:12the world on a
50. 2:13Trek to a better future and to lay the
51. 2:16foundations of sustainable peace and
52. 2:18development
53. 2:19I hope this ilvl meeting will build
54. 2:22greater momentum to implement
55. 2:24resolutions passed in 2016
56. 2:26towards sustaining peace mr. president
57. 2:30excellencies the central message of my
58. 2:33report on peace building and sustaining
59. 2:35peace is that we need to enhance the
60. 2:38coherence of international efforts in
61. 2:40support of national governments and
62. 2:42their people the scale and nature of the
63. 2:46challenge we face calls for closer
64. 2:47strategic and operational partnerships
65. 2:50between all key stakeholders based on
66. 2:53what are the national priorities and the
67. 2:56national policies and these key
68. 2:59stakeholders include government's the
69. 3:01United Nations other international
70. 3:04regional and sub-regional ization x'
71. 3:06international financial institutions
72. 3:08civil society women's groups use
73. 3:11organizations and the private sector to
74. 3:14achieve greater coherence we are
75. 3:17strengthening partnerships around all
76. 3:19our efforts and at every stage along the
77. 3:22peace continuum from conflict prevention
78. 3:24and resolution to peacekeeping peace
79. 3:27building and long-term development my
80. 3:31high-level advisory board on mediation
81. 3:33is aimed at building on the expertise of
82. 3:35skilled diplomats to support action for
83. 3:37peace around the world strengthening our
84. 3:40relationships with rigid organisations
85. 3:42non-governmental groups and others who
86. 3:45are engaged in this critical activity
87. 3:46for peace last month I launched the
88. 3:50action for peacekeeping initiative to
89. 3:53mobilize greater support for stronger
90. 3:55and safer UN peacekeeping missions and
91. 3:59one important element of the initiative
92. 4:01is to strengthen relationships with all
93. 4:03our partners and stakeholders including
94. 4:06the countries that contribute troops in
95. 4:08a generous way but also police and
96. 4:10equipment and other resources we are
97. 4:13aiming to strengthen support to the
98. 4:15peace building commission the platform
99. 4:17that brings together partnerships to
100. 4:19enhance coherence between all
101. 4:21stakeholders by revitalizing the peace
102. 4:24building support office that will be
103. 4:26strengthened
104. 4:27with the reform and strengthening also
105. 4:30the role of the peace building support
106. 4:33office across the UN system these will
107. 4:37increase our capacity to facilitate
108. 4:39transition in post-conflict situations
109. 4:42and all these efforts are beginning to
110. 4:45bear fruit in Liberia for example the
111. 4:48transition from the peacekeeping mission
112. 4:49own mill to our country team
113. 4:52demonstrated a new level of UN wide
114. 4:54coordination and preparation but clearly
115. 4:58as the president said more remains to be
116. 5:01done both in countries at risk and at
117. 5:04the United Nations sustaining peace will
118. 5:08only be realized through committed
119. 5:09inclusive national ownership that
120. 5:12considers the needs of the most
121. 5:13marginalized including women young
122. 5:16people minorities and people with
123. 5:18disabilities and women are critically
124. 5:21important peace builders and I'm
125. 5:23strongly committed to their inclusion in
126. 5:25all peace building processes the United
127. 5:28Nations saved seven-point action plan on
128. 5:31women's participation in peace building
129. 5:33sets out measures to increase financing
130. 5:37for gender responsive peace building to
131. 5:39expand women's access to decision-making
132. 5:41and to improve gender sensitive analysis
133. 5:44and planning gender related issues must
134. 5:48remain at the forefront of this debate
135. 5:51and our commitment to parity is very
136. 5:55much in line with it I also warmly
137. 5:59welcome the new report on use peace and
138. 6:01security which will have an important
139. 6:03role in shaping our engagement with
140. 6:05young women and men it is beyond time to
141. 6:08recognize the major contribution young
142. 6:11people can make to peace and security
143. 6:12and I hope you will support my reforms
144. 6:16in this area aiming at putting young
145. 6:19people in charge and taking full
146. 6:21advantage of their knowledge ideas and
147. 6:24initiatives above all sustainable
148. 6:27inclusive development deeply rooted in
149. 6:31respect for all human rights economic
150. 6:33social cultural civil and political is
151. 6:36the world's best preventive tool against
152. 6:38violent conflict and instability
153. 6:41and the 2030 agenda for sustainable
154. 6:43development is our common blueprint for
155. 6:46a more peaceful stable and resilient
156. 6:49group of societies sustainable
157. 6:53development is an end in itself but it
158. 6:57also makes a critical contribution to
159. 6:59preventing conflict investing in
160. 7:02sustained peace means investing in basic
161. 7:05services bring humanitarian development
162. 7:07agencies together building effective and
163. 7:10accountable institutions protecting
164. 7:12human rights promoting social cohesion
165. 7:14and diversity and moving to sustainable
166. 7:17energy quality education decent jobs and
167. 7:21training for young people are
168. 7:22fundamental
169. 7:24we need a holistic approach which
170. 7:26prioritize prevention and the dress is
171. 7:29the root causes of conflict by
172. 7:31integrating peace sustainable
173. 7:33development and human rights monsieur le
174. 7:37président mr. president ladies and
175. 7:39gentlemen my report contains proposals
176. 7:43seeking to make the combined support
177. 7:47provided to member states by the bodies
178. 7:50and agencies of the United Nations
179. 7:53system is more effective and efficient
180. 7:55thanks to reform and the sectors of
181. 7:58development management and peace and
182. 8:00security I'm determined to prepare the
183. 8:03United Nations for the world of tomorrow
184. 8:05and it's financing is an essential
185. 8:09aspect in achieving this if no progress
186. 8:13is made in financing peace peace
187. 8:16building activities the efforts that we
188. 8:18have already made to save lives
189. 8:20stabilize situations in countries in
190. 8:23crises alleviate suffering and protect
191. 8:25vulnerable persons run the risk of being
192. 8:27futile in the last 10 years the
193. 8:32international community has allocated
194. 8:34233 billion dollars for humanitarian
195. 8:39interventions peacekeeping and hosting
196. 8:42refugees we need to invest much more in
197. 8:45prevention because this is not only
198. 8:47effective but also cost-effective and
199. 8:49above all because it saves lives the
200. 8:53peace building fund has already
201. 8:55shown its ability to provide support to
202. 8:58national partners to support transition
203. 9:01to peace and stability to strengthen
204. 9:05coherence by distributing resources
205. 9:08through the more than 25 agencies of the
206. 9:11United Nations governments and other
207. 9:13partners and its ability to align its
208. 9:16objectives with those of international
209. 9:18financial institutions and other
210. 9:20stakeholders with a remarkable
211. 9:22multiplier effect the peacebuilding fund
212. 9:26is responsive and it can D intervene
213. 9:29rapidly when there is a crisis situation
214. 9:33imminent it also plays a catechol itical
215. 9:36role in finance in bringing together
216. 9:40funding from other donors it funds
217. 9:43projects that no one else dares to
218. 9:45invest in and it promotes diversity and
219. 9:48inclusion as a number of its programs
220. 9:49support women and youth I ask once again
221. 9:55that we provide funding to this fund in
222. 9:57the amount of 500 million dollars per
223. 9:59year
224. 10:00in my report I have proposed several
225. 10:04ways of include of increasing
226. 10:06restructuring and prioritizing the
227. 10:08financing of peace building activities
228. 10:10by calling for voluntary regular
229. 10:13contributions and innovative financing
230. 10:15and I hope that you will give this
231. 10:17proposal the attention it deserves Jeon
232. 10:19Ghazi in the reforms that I've initiated
233. 10:23in peace and security
234. 10:26I'm also proposing an increase of 50% of
235. 10:31the number of posts in the peace
236. 10:36building support office which can be
237. 10:39done without necessitating additional
238. 10:42funding thanks to economy is
239. 10:44inefficiency games strengthening the
240. 10:48peace building support office as
241. 10:50proposed in the reform and increasing
242. 10:53the resources of the peace building fund
243. 10:55can create a link between our action for
244. 10:59peace and security and our other work
245. 11:02thanks for strength - thanks to
246. 11:05strengthening partnerships and common
247. 11:06tools excellencies
248. 11:08I'm encouraged that at the time of
249. 11:10discord and divisions member states have
250. 11:13come together around the crucial in
251. 11:15develop peace building and sustaining
252. 11:17peace tomorrow I will address the
253. 11:20Security Council on the same issue we
254. 11:23need a strong support of both the
255. 11:25Security Council and the General
256. 11:26Assembly to build and sustain peace
257. 11:29across the continuum from prevention
258. 11:31conflict resolution peacekeeping to
259. 11:34peace building and longer-term long-term
260. 11:36development as I have referred in the
261. 11:39beginning of my intervention and I
262. 11:41welcome your resolution on my report and
263. 11:44I hope for continued discussions on
264. 11:47strengthening the peace building
265. 11:48architecture to overcome fragmentation
266. 11:50and to work together effectively and
267. 11:53coherently I look forward to our
268. 11:56discussions that is a level meeting and
269. 11:58to our continued work to fulfill one of
270. 12:01the primary purposes of the United
271. 12:02Nations building and maintaining global
272. 12:06peace and security thank you very much
273. 12:10[Applause]