New York, USA – Liberia's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Lewis Garseedah Brown has stressed the need for effective transition from 'peacekeeping to peacebuilding' to feature highly in the reform of the UN peace and security architecture. Ambassador Brown said immediately withdrawing support from a nation at the end of peacekeeping operations could have adverse effects. The UN Secretary General also acknowledged that transition from "peacekeeping to a future without" is difficult and stressed the need to focus on strengthening Peacebuilding Support Offices in countries. Disclosing that a proposal for the creation of a Peacebuilding Trust Fund for Liberia is being considered, the UN Secretary General said funding Peacebuilding Support Offices is central to his reform initiatives. For me the architecture is clear, whether the resources will be there or not is what we will like to see" the Secretary General concluded.

Source: Front Page Africa March 02, 2018 01:52 UTC