/peacebuilding/zh/tags/colombia zh-hans /peacebuilding/zh/news/%E2%80%98save-peace-while-it-lasts%E2%80%99-says-general-assembly-president-ahead-un-summit-sustaining-peace <div class="field field-name-field-featured-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div id="file-2523--2" class="file file-image file-image-jpeg"> <h2 class="element-invisible"><a href="/peacebuilding/zh/file/2523">image1170x530cropped.jpg</a></h2> <div class="content"> <img class="panopoly-image-original img-responsive" src="/peacebuilding/sites/www.un.org.peacebuilding/files/styles/panopoly_image_original/public/news_articles/image1170x530cropped_0.jpg?itok=5oeVDUNe" alt="" /> </div> </div> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>It is expected to be the largest gathering of Heads of State and Government and Ministers at UN Headquarters since the General Debate in September 2017, and a ¡°key legacy¡± event for Mr. ?Laj?¨¢k¡¯s presidency, as his spokesman put it.</p> <p>The meeting will be held in line with ¡°twin¡± resolutions in 2016 of the General Assembly and the Security Council on the review of the United Nations peacebuilding architecture. These resolutions renew the UN¡¯s commitment to conflict prevention as embodied in the?<a href="http://www.un.org/en/charter-united-nations/">UN Charter</a>.</p> <p>On Friday, Amena Yassine, Senior Adviser to the Assembly President, briefed reporters in New York. She said the meeting is expected to produce two key outcome documents ¨C a summary of discussions as well as a resolution aimed at reviewing implementation of the 2016 resolution and recommending ways to improve the work of UN on peacebuilding.?????</p> <p>In a recent?<a href="/pga/72/2018/04/16/a-new-approach-to-peace/">opinion piece</a>, entitled?<em>A New Approach to Peace</em>, Mr. Laj?¨¢k cited some examples of ¡°sustaining peace.¡±</p> <p>¡°Some might say that true lasting peace is impossible in certain parts of the world. But it is not. I have seen this firsthand,¡± he wrote.</p> <p>When Montenegro split from Serbia, peace was not a given, he wrote, adding: ¡°In fact, some people were predicting serious violence. But through intense diplomatic efforts, and real political will, peace persevered. And it has lasted ¨C with no signs that it will waver in the future.¡±</p> <p>He also said indigenous communities in western Colombia are working with the UN to build peace through strengthening social bonds. ¡°I was inspired to see villagers, some of whom had suffered through more than 50 years of war, excited about their futures. One woman told me about her people¡¯s determination not to slide back into conflict.¡±</p> <p>?</p> <p>This article was originally published in <a href="https://news.un.org/en/story/2018/04/1007852">UN News</a>.?</p> </div></div></div> Fri, 20 Apr 2018 16:00:00 +0000 Kensuke Matsueda 3477 at /peacebuilding