Miroslav Jenča, UN assistant secretary-general for political affairs, discusses the need for a strong on-the-ground presence when engaging in preventive diplomacy.
Author: Youssef Mahmoud
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Whether it is strategic analysis, conflict prevention, or simply prevention for sustaining peace in the pursuit of a surge in diplomacy for peace, none is achievable without adequate and predictable resources.
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Sweden and other like-minded countries are well equipped to ensure that 2017 becomes a watershed year for putting prevention in the service of sustaining peace.
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Too many states and peoples have responded to problems by unilaterally using force or by turning inward, building barriers instead of bridges, and stifling dissent, under the guise of fighting external threats.
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During the General Assembly debate following the adoption of the resolution, most member states hailed the conceptual shift from peacebuilding to sustaining peace as transformative and forward-looking.
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One of the main reason positive peace is judged as better strategy for moving the prevention agenda forward is its universal applicability and the fact that it is not confined to conflict-ridden countries. More importantly, it calls on the responsibility of all the world’s citizens to act as its proactive agents.
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Three major peace and security reviews conducted in 2015 have taken stock of the changing global environment; analyzed UN responses; and come up with several key policy messages, as well as a number of complementary recommendations which, if implemented, could help the UN peace and security architecture be better fit for purpose.
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Despite the increasing public acknowledgment of the limitations of military responses and the recognition that responding to violence with more violence makes us all more insecure, there continues to be deliberate reluctance to dig deeper in diagnosing some of the powerful drivers of violent extremists.
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Outside Tunisia, the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize generated a great deal of praise and congratulations for the Tunisian people, mostly from Western nations’ leaders and media.
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The resilience demonstrated by African citizens in their quest for freedom and democracy, justice, and the rule of law is ushering significant changes in the way power is acquired, exercised and maintained.
