Despite its minor positive outcomes, preparation (or lack thereof) of the event highlighted existing societal divides and opposing points of view.
The Arab proposal was largely a reiteration of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 242 and 338. It promised complete normalization between Arab states and Israel should Israel withdraw from Palestinian and Arab land it occupied in 1967.
The A4P process doesn’t introduce fresh proposals, but Security Council members can make good use of it to review their expectations of existing UN…
If peacebuilding and sustaining peace is about inclusion, amplifying marginalized voices, and transforming otherwise violent scenarios into non-violent conversations, then taking advantage of the spaces football creates is essential.
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