Peace is the key to unlocking Africa's future and for strengthening the continent's voice and influence in building peace globally, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on Thursday.
Women attend a community meeting held at the UN Women multipurpose centre in the Ngam refugee camp in Cameroon .Peace is the key to unlocking Africa 's future and for strengthening the continent's voice and influence in building peace globally, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on Thursday., opening a debate on its critical role in addressing global security and development challenges, convened by Mozambique, the Council president for May.
The two organizations"will continue working together to defuse conflicts before they escalate, manage them effectively when they occur, and build sustainable peace when they are resolved," he said.Secondly, African participation and leadership must be embedded across"the global peace and security architecture".
He commended Kenya for spearheading the upcoming Multilateral Security Support Mission that will be deployed to Haiti to bolster national efforts to quell rampant gang violence. He also extended praise to other African countries that have offered to send troops.
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