Analysis - Africa can't afford to continue being absent from the UN's pivotal shake-up of global governance.
September's United Nations Summit of the Future is touted as a crucial moment to forge a new pact that can better deal with global governance challenges. The UNthe event a 'once-in-a-generation opportunity to reinvigorate global action, recommit to fundamental principles, and further develop the frameworks of multilateralism so they are fit for the future.'The rate of global conflict events rose by over 40% from 2020-23, with a 12% increase in 2023 compared to 2022.
Among others, the draft Pact for the Future stresses the need for adequate, predictable, sustainable financing for AU and subregional peace support operations. It welcomes UNSC Resolution 2719 on peacekeeping and encourages better UN-AU collaboration to ensure implementation.of UN peacekeepers in Africa and the pressing question of how to fill the security gaps they leave behind.
The pact specifically refers to Africa and the AU, recognising the body and its subregional actors as partners in leading a new generation of peace enforcement missions and counter-terrorism operations. As a summit co-facilitator and PSC member, Namibia could brief PSC members on key matters and ways to secure inputs from African states. Namibia could also coordinate between its mission in New York and Addis Ababa to brief the PSC on developments.
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