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Uganda backs AU, UN Peacebuilding framework
The measures were agreed upon during the ninth annual consultative meeting between the AU Peace and Security Council (PSC) and the UN Peacebuilding Commission (PBC), held in New York recently.
Uganda has joined African Union (AU) and United Nations (UN) officials in agreeing on measures to strengthen cooperation on peacebuilding. (Credit: AU)
By: Nelson Mandela Muhoozi, Journalist @New Vision
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Uganda has joined African Union (AU) and United Nations (UN) officials in agreeing on measures to strengthen cooperation on peacebuilding, including joint field missions, improved financing and quarterly progress reviews.
The measures were agreed upon during the ninth annual consultative meeting between the AU Peace and Security Council (PSC) and the UN Peacebuilding Commission (PBC), held in New York recently.
The Ugandan delegation was led by Ambassador Rebecca Amuge Otengo, Uganda’s Permanent Representative to the African Union.
Ambassador Rebecca Amuge Otengo, Uganda’s Permanent Representative to the African Union, delivers Uganda's statement at the joint AU-UN meeting. (Credit: AU)
The meeting, held under the theme Advancing synergies and regional approaches in support of nationally owned peacebuilding priorities in Africa, sought to strengthen coordination between the two institutions and improve the implementation of peacebuilding initiatives across the continent.
Participants at the October 21st meeting agreed on six areas of cooperation, including regular information-sharing, country-specific peacebuilding initiatives, joint field missions, improved coordination of development financing and quarterly progress reporting.
Under the resolutions, the AU and UN secretariats will exchange policy analysis, institutional best practices and approaches to working with international financial institutions and regional development banks.
A release from the Uganda mission in Addis Ababa states that the two bodies also committed to strengthening cooperation, at the request and with the agreement of the countries concerned, in the Central African Republic, West Africa and the Sahel, and the Great Lakes region.
The framework further provides for coordinated field visits, subject to the consent of host countries, to ensure international assistance reflects local priorities, including those identified by women and young people.
On financing, the meeting called for greater involvement of regional economic communities and regional mechanisms to improve the coordination of peacebuilding resources, reduce duplication and maintain national ownership of security and development priorities.
Participants at the October 21st meeting agreed on six areas of cooperation, including regular information-sharing, country-specific peacebuilding initiatives, joint field missions, improved coordination of development financing and quarterly progress reporting.
Under the resolutions, the AU and UN secretariats will exchange policy analysis, institutional best practices and approaches to working with international financial institutions and regional development banks.
A release from the Uganda mission in Addis Ababa states that the two bodies also committed to strengthening cooperation, at the request and with the agreement of the countries concerned, in the Central African Republic, West Africa and the Sahel, and the Great Lakes region.
The framework further provides for coordinated field visits, subject to the consent of host countries, to ensure international assistance reflects local priorities, including those identified by women and young people.
On financing, the meeting called for greater involvement of regional economic communities and regional mechanisms to improve the coordination of peacebuilding resources, reduce duplication and maintain national ownership of security and development priorities.
To monitor implementation, designated focal points will submit written quarterly updates to the institutional chairs, outlining progress, achievements and challenges requiring attention.
The meeting also emphasised the need to build on existing institutional structures rather than create parallel systems, while respecting national sovereignty and the respective mandates of the AU and UN.
The consultative meeting was co-chaired by Morocco’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Omar Hilale, who chairs the PBC, and Cameroon’s Permanent Representative, Churchill Ewumbue-Monono, who chaired the AU PSC for October 2026.
The discussions also drew on the outcomes of the 2025 review of the UN Peacebuilding Architecture, including resolutions A/RES/80/11 and S/RES/2805, which provided a basis for strengthening coordination between the two organisations.
The participants agreed to establish mechanisms for tracking, reviewing and implementing recommendations ahead of the 2027 annual consultative meeting.
The resolutions are intended to narrow the gap between high-level policy discussions and the implementation of peacebuilding programmes in countries affected by conflict and instability.
The meeting also emphasised the need to build on existing institutional structures rather than create parallel systems, while respecting national sovereignty and the respective mandates of the AU and UN.
The consultative meeting was co-chaired by Morocco’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Omar Hilale, who chairs the PBC, and Cameroon’s Permanent Representative, Churchill Ewumbue-Monono, who chaired the AU PSC for October 2026.
The discussions also drew on the outcomes of the 2025 review of the UN Peacebuilding Architecture, including resolutions A/RES/80/11 and S/RES/2805, which provided a basis for strengthening coordination between the two organisations.
The participants agreed to establish mechanisms for tracking, reviewing and implementing recommendations ahead of the 2027 annual consultative meeting.
The resolutions are intended to narrow the gap between high-level policy discussions and the implementation of peacebuilding programmes in countries affected by conflict and instability.