{"id":56244,"date":"2025-11-13T08:59:23","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T08:59:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/un-and-african-union-vow-closer-action-for-peace-and-development\/"},"modified":"2025-11-13T08:59:18","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T08:59:18","slug":"un-and-african-union-vow-closer-action-for-peace-and-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/un-and-african-union-vow-closer-action-for-peace-and-development\/","title":{"rendered":"UN and African Union vow closer action for peace and development"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ant\u00f3nio Guterres was speaking at UN Headquarters in New York following the ninth conference between the global body and the African Union (AU).<\/p>\n

The high-level talks focused on progress in implementing cooperation frameworks but also on joint action and challenges in the areas of peace, security, development, human rights and climate action.<\/p>\n

\u201cCooperation between our organizations has never been stronger \u2014 or more necessary,\u201d the Secretary-General said at a press briefing alongside the Chairperson of the AU Commission, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf. <\/p>\n

\u201cOur world is in turmoil, rocked by deadly conflicts, widening inequalities, climate chaos and runaway technologies. The impacts are felt deeply on the African continent.\u201d<\/p>\n

Youssouf said the partners have aligned their respective development agendas. <\/p>\n

They also are working closely on flagship peace programmes, including the AU\u2019s efforts to \u2018Silence the Guns\u2019 by 2030, and are now \u201cvery much involved\u201d in advancing climate justice and energy transition.<\/p>\n

He also highlighted commitment to work with all parties and stakeholders at the UN on Security Council reform.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese reforms are indeed of paramount importance and would ultimately consolidate the multilateral system,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The two organizations also face financial strains and \u201cneed to adapt our actions and programmes to the new realities.\u201d They also must continue to support peace operations, the fight against terrorism, conflict prevention and resolution, and focus most of their efforts on humanitarian affairs.<\/p>\n

The Secretary-General outlined three areas where decisive action is needed, starting with simply prioritizing Africa.<\/p>\n

He noted that the Pact for the Future, adopted last year by Member States, also called for Africa to have permanent seats on the Security Council, \u201ccorrecting once and for all an intolerable injustice faced by the African continent.\u201d<\/p>\n

His second point concerned financing for development and innovation. Although Africa has vast resources, \u201cits progress is held back by an outdated and unfair global financial system,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe time has come to reform this financial architecture \u2013 so it reflects the world of today and better serves the needs of developing countries, particularly in Africa.\u201d<\/p>\n

He recalled that \u201cAfrican leadership helped secure the Sevilla Commitment,\u201d an agreement reached by Member States this year, which includes steps to advance issues such as easing debt burdens and lowering borrowing costs.<\/p>\n

The Secretary-General will urge the G20 group of industrialized nations \u201cto lead on these long-overdue reforms\u201d when he attends their summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, later this month.<\/p>\n

Finally, turning to investing in peace, the UN chief reaffirmed his full support for the Silencing the Guns initiative.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd its time is now,\u201d he added. \u201cToday, Africa is home to too many conflicts and too much suffering.\u201d<\/p>\n

On Sudan, he expressed grave concern over recent reports of mass atrocities and gross human rights violations in El Fasher and worsening violence in the Kordofans.<\/p>\n

He also voiced alarm over rising insecurity in the Sahel, and highlighted other situations across the continent, including in Mali, South Sudan, Somalia, Libya and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).<\/p>\n

\u201cThe world must not turn its back on Africa, home to nearly one-fifth of humanity,\u201d the UN chief underlined, warning that \u201cthe stakes are too high. And the potential is too great.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Secretary-General<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The UN Secretary-General called on Wednesday for action to prioritize Africa, urging the world not to turn its back on the continent. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":2000097584,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[75],"byline":[170],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-56244","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-homenews","byline-igihe"],"bylines":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"contributors":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"featured_image":{"id":2000097584,"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/image1170x530cropped-5.jpg","alt":"","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":0,"height":0,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/image1170x530cropped-5.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/image1170x530cropped-5.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/image1170x530cropped-5.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/image1170x530cropped-5.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/image1170x530cropped-5.jpg","width":0,"height":0}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56244","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/62"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=56244"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56244\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000097584"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56244"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56244"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56244"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=56244"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=56244"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}