Publication:

Joint Statement of the 7th Annual Consultative Meeting Between the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) and the United Nations Peacebuilding Commission (UN PBC), 18 October 2024.

The meeting highlighted the collaborative peacebuilding efforts of the AUPSC and the PBC for peacebuilding and sustaining peace in Africa, as well as the comprehensive review and progress of the status of implementation of outcomes of the 6th Informal Meeting in November 2023, noting that more work still needs to be done in supporting peacebuilding efforts. In this regard, the members reaffirmed the need for increased support to the peacebuilding and national prevention plans of countries and regional organizations and for further strengthening of the strategic partnership between the two bodies to achieve durable peace. Furthermore, they underscored the importance of closer partnership between the AUPSC and the PBC in supporting peacebuilding efforts, including in preventing lapse into conflict, through information sharing and joint analysis, with a view to supporting national and regional priorities in peacebuilding and development. The Members of the AUPSC and the PBC acknowledged that the complex nature of conflicts and the global context, calls for a multidisciplinary approach to both the prevention and resolution of conflicts, that is not limited to security approaches but includes further investment on peacebuilding, socio-economic development and resilient institutions.