/peacebuilding/es/tags/colombia es /peacebuilding/es/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/es/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.  Lajčák’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 – 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. Lajčák 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 – 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