"PEACEBUILDING COMMISSION - PBC"

In advance of the 2023 High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) under the auspices of ECOSOC and the SDG Summit, the joint ECOSOC-PBC meeting offers an opportunity for Member States to discuss the importance of the SDGs in linking peace and development on the ground.

The UN Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) hosted on Wednesday in New York a meeting to discuss its Strategic Action Plan on Youth and Peacebuilding and the progress made since its adoption in 2016. UNIFEED

Gabon, Ghana and Mozambique on the financing of African Union Peace Support Operations.

UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed told the Security Council, “The world is facing the highest number of violent conflicts since the Second World War. Two billion people, one quarter of humanity, live in places affected by conflict”. UNIFEED

General Assembly adopts two draft resolutions on protecting oceans, preventing violent extremism, elects five member states to Peacebuilding Commission.

Heightened financing, women and youth participation vital for peace efforts, speakers tell Economic and Social Council, Peacebuilding Commission.

Resolutions on peacebuilding, sustaining peace, United Nations youth office, among texts adopted by General Assembly.

General Assembly adopts four resolutions, including contested text addressing justice for victims of sexual violence.

General Assembly adopts four resolutions, including contested text addressing justice for victims of sexual violence.

Security Council presidential statement calls for bolstered efforts, better coordination to prevent conflict, sustain peace in Africa.