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United Nations S/PV.6503 Security Council Provisional Sixty-sixth year 6503rd meeting Wednesday, 23 March 2011, 10 a.m. New York President: Mr. Li Baodong .................................. (China) Members: Bosnia and Herzegovina ........................... Mr. Barbalić Brazil ......................................... Mrs. Viotti Colombia ...................................... Mr. Osorio France ......................................... Mr. Briens Gabon ......................................... Mr. Messone Germany ....................................... Mr. Wittig India .......................................... Mr. Hardeep Singh Puri Lebanon ....................................... Ms. Ziade Nigeria ........................................ Mrs. Ogwu Portugal ....................................... Mr. Moraes Cabral Russian Federation ............................... Mr. Pankin South Africa .................................... Mr. Mashabane United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland .... Mr. Parham United States of America ........................... Mr. Dunn Agenda Post-conflict peacebuilding Report of the Peacebuilding Commission on its fourth session (S/2011/41) This record contains the text of speeches delivered in English and of the interpretation of speeches delivered in the other languages. The final text will be printed in the Official Records of the Security Council. Corrections should be submitted to the original languages only. They should be incorporated in a copy of the record and sent under the signature of a member of the delegation concerned to the Chief of the Verbatim Reporting Service, room U-506. 11-27495 (E) *1127495* S/PV.6503 The meeting was called to order at 10.15 a.m. Permanent Representatives of Ireland, Mexico and South Africa, offered an opportunity to appreciate the Adoption of the agenda potentials of and the challenges facing the Commission. The momentum generated by the 2010 The agenda was adopted. review must be maintained especially as the Commission further expands its agenda. Post-conflict peacebuilding The report of the Peacebuilding Commission Report of the Peacebuilding Commission on its reflects a collective effort on the part of the members of fourth session (S/2011/41) its Organizational Committee. Progress has been made The President (spoke in Chinese): Under rule 39 in addressing emerging recommendations from the 2010 of the Council’s provisional rules of procedure, I invite review, in particular in connection with the creation of a His Excellency Mr. Eugène-Richard Gasana, new PBC country-specific configuration on Liberia. The Chairperson of the Peacebuilding Commission and report also reflects the Commission’s plans to take Permanent Representative of Rwanda, to participate in forward the recommendations from the review in a way this meeting. that would facilitate its annual reporting to the General Assembly and the Security Council. The Security Council will now being its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Commission is proceeding in this direction on the basis of a road map of actions in 2011. It I wish to draw the attention of members of the focuses on meeting practical objectives and making Council to document S/2011/41, containing the report concrete progress in enhancing the Commission’s of the Peacebuilding Commission on its fourth session. impact on national capacity-development, resource At this meeting, the Security Council will hear a mobilization and aligning key actors behind common briefing by His Excellency Mr. Peter Wittig, Permanent peacebuilding objectives. Representative of Germany and former Chairperson of Allow me to highlight a few elements from the the Peacebuilding Commission. report. First, the report underscores the thematic focus I now give the floor to Mr Wittig. of the Commission during its fourth session around the theme “Partnership for peacebuilding”. In view of the Mr. Wittig (Germany): On behalf of the members complexity of peacebuilding challenges and the of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC), I am pleased multiplicity of actors, the need for coherence and to present the report of the Commission on its fourth partnerships cannot be overemphasized. Building and session (S/2011/41). strengthening partnerships has been identified as a key Strengthening the peacebuilding agenda, area of potential value added for the Commission. In enhancing its impact in the field and providing this regard, the Organizational Committee devoted the continued support to the peacebuilding efforts in majority of its efforts and time to engaging the Burundi, the Central African Republic, Guinea-Bissau international financial institutions, especially the World and Sierra Leone were at the core of the Commission’s Bank, and regional organizations, especially the work in 2010. In September 2010, the Commission African Union. Generally, the Chairperson and Vice- made Liberia the fifth country on the agenda in Chairpersons focused on joining up with a range of response to a request from the Security Council on potential partners from civil society and academia. behalf of the Government of Liberia. Most recently, the Secondly, the Commission has particularly Commission responded to a request for advice and prioritized the need to strengthen the interaction with accompaniment from the Republic of Guinea. This was the principal organs of the United Nations. It worked to the first time that such a request was directly submitted generate interest in its work across the membership of to the Commission. the General Assembly, the Security Council and the In 2010, peacebuilding and the future role of the Economic and Social Council. During the reporting United Nations peacebuilding architecture were very period, the Commission witnessed a growing openness prominently discussed within and outside the United and encouraging signs of interest on the part of the Nations. The review, which was ably guided by the Security Council and the Economic and Social Council. 2 11-27495 S/PV.6503 The important thematic debates convened by the through well-deserved focus on the socio-economic Security Council between February 2010 and February dimension of peacebuilding. 2011 offered recurring opportunities for the PBC, the Going forward, the Commission looks forward to United Nations membership and senior leadership to further deepening its linkages with the General engage with the Council around critical peacebuilding- Assembly. There is a clear need to bring to bear the related policies. The participation of the World Bank in Assembly’s perspective on key thematic issues. a number of these debates also confirmed the evolving partnership with the Bank at a time when it is further Thirdly, the Commission continues to receive developing its approach to assisting countries emerging direct and substantive support from the Peacebuilding from conflict. Briefings by the Chairs of the country Support Office. Notwithstanding its stretched capacity, configurations contributed to the discussions of the the Office has also been an essential linkage between Council at its periodic considerations of the situations the Commission and the operational entities within and and mandates involving the countries on the outside the United Nations system. The Office has also Commission’s agenda. continued to provide regular briefings on the activities and operations of the Peacebuilding Fund. Those Most recently, the Council has engaged the briefings have contributed to deepening the Chairs in informal dialogues on certain country understanding of the synergy between the Commission situations. The outcome of the thematic debates and the and the Fund in the countries on the Commission’s deepening of the engagement of the Chairs of the PBC agenda. The recently introduced interaction with the country configurations marked an important step Fund’s Advisory Group has provided the Commission towards more serious consideration by the Council of with an opportunity to address a number of broad the Commission’s advisory role. I would like to policy issues for the Fund. advocate for enhanced interaction between the Commission and the Council. The Fund’s resources, combined with the efforts of the Commission, helped to ensure that the countries The 2010 review highlighted in particular the on the Commission’s agenda benefited from the potential for developing a dynamic linkage between the sustained attention and support of the international Commission and the Council. Eleven of the 15 members community, with 64 per cent of the Fund’s total of the Security Council are currently members of the contributions being allocated to those countries. PBC. That joint membership provides a natural interface that could facilitate the Council’s drawing more actively By linking up the Peacebuilding Commission’s and regularly on the Commission’s advice. work to that of peacekeeping, development and political actors in the field, the Commission has added The Commission could provide early considerable value. The challenge facing the peacebuilding perspectives in the design and review of, Commission in demonstrating its full potential, or transition from, peacekeeping mandates. It could however, is to ensure that its work is backed by a identify and promote country-specific sustainability higher level of political commitment from the Member factors. It could catalyse early partnerships with the States and the senior leadership of the United Nations. international financial institutions. And it could As noted by the co-facilitators