United Nations must be the centre of all peacebuilding efforts

The European Union is determined to continue mobilising all its resources in support of the UN work to put an end to the war in Syria, affirmed EU High Representative/Vice-President Federica Mogherini in her speech on the EU-UN cooperation during the annual briefing to UN Security Council.
Peace for Syria can only come from negotiations among the Syrian parties, in Geneva. The European Union is and will continue to be actively, strongly, engaged and committed in accompanying the UN-led political process with all our means and determination,''she said.
''Our primary goal was and still is to address the urgency – the dramatic humanitarian situation faced by Syrians both inside and outside of the country, and to support their hosting communities.'' As for peace in Yemen, Federica Mogherini said: ''The European Union is sponsoring track-two and peacebuilding initiatives – but this needs to feed into a UN process.'' And in Libya, she said a window of opportunity has just opened. ''We support enormously and we believe that the Libyans must seize this moment, and we are fully behind the UN efforts to bring a political solution to the crisis.'' ''Whatever the format, whatever the initiative, we believe that the United Nations must be the centre of gravity of all peacebuilding efforts in an effective manner. Only the UN can guarantee the coherence of the process and the strength of the outcome and of the implementation,'' she stated.
Outlining the EU vision, the EU High Representative said:'' It is what we like to call the European way – the European way to peace and security, the European way to growth and sustainable development, the European way to international relations. This European way is also the United Nations’ way. And this explains why all our actions, all our initiatives are always taken in full coordination and partnershipwith the United Nations. We believe in the UN because we believe in the same principles, in the same values, and our communities are built upon the same fundamental ideals.
''We believe that security is not only about military might. It is about finding common ground,cooperation over confrontation, diplomacy. It is about human development and economic growth. It is about democracy, rule of law, and human rights,'' she told the council.

Source: WAM