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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

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

The Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security of the African Union (AU) Commission, Bankole Adeoye, told the Security Council that “the threat of violent extremism and terrorism continue to loom heavily over the continent and the world at large” and against this global and continental context, “we must redouble our efforts at developing our capacities to sustain peace.” UNIFEED

The Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) told the Security Council that for the first time the PBC has shared its Programme of Work with the General Assembly and Security Council through formal communications, “a major step towards institutionalization of the advisory relations between PBC and other organs of the United Nations.” UNIFEED

On mission to Somalia, Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock and senior officials from the World Bank and the UN Peacebuilding Support Office delegation visited Baidoa where nearly 360,000 people who fled slow onset drought, terrorist attacks and armed conflict over the past three years live in 400 sites in and around the town. UNSOM

Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council that when a UN peacekeeping or political mission comes to an end, the transition is “a moment of hope, potential and promise” but mission transitions “also pose risks” as “strategic gains achieved during decades of international support can hang in the balance.” UNIFEED

As United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) enters the final phase of its mandate, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Liberia today (27 Jun) told the Security Council that the country remains "stable" with no threats envisaged beyond "isolated and sporadic incidents of a public order nature" in the context of the upcoming October presidential and legislative elections and the subsequent transition of government in January. UNIFEED

In a rare bicameral event, the General Assembly and the Security Council today adopted substantively identical resolutions on the UN Peacebuilding Architecture, providing renewed momentum for the focus on ‘sustaining peace’ within the UN system. UNIFEED-UNTV

The Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Jeffrey Feltman told the Security Council that Burundi has made substantial progress, overcoming formidable challenges since the end of the civil war. He stressed that the 2015 elections present Burundians with the opportunity to further strengthen peace consolidation. UNIFEED-UNTV

In a Security Council meeting on post-conflict peacebuilding, the Deputy Secretary-General, Jan Eliasson, told its members that peacebuilding is most effective when political, security and development actors support a common, comprehensive and clear strategy for consolidating peace. UNIFEED-UNTV