Implementation of the Recommendations Contained in the Report of the Secretary-General on the Causes of Conflict and the Promotion of Durable Peace and Sustainable Development in Africa

A/RES/59/255View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 38b Causes of conflict and the promotion of durable peace and sustainable development in Africa, published in 2005.

What other versions does this mandate have?

17 versions · 2004–2022

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/76/298

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2022	A/RES/76/298	Implementation of the recommendations contained in the report of the Secretary-General on the causes of conflict and the promotion of durable peace and sustainable development in Africa	4,456	35%Compare
2020	A/RES/74/302	Implementation of the recommendations contained in the report of the Secretary-General on the causes of conflict and the promotion of durable peace and sustainable development in Africa	6,418	94%Compare
2019	A/RES/73/336	Implementation of the recommendations contained in the report of the Secretary-General on the causes of conflict and the promotion of durable peace and sustainable development in Africa	6,291	32%Compare
2018	A/RES/72/311	Implementation of the recommendations contained in the report of the Secretary-General on the causes of conflict and the promotion of durable peace and sustainable development in Africa	6,112	78%Compare
2017	A/RES/71/315	Implementation of the recommendations contained in the report of the Secretary-General on the causes of conflict and the promotion of durable peace and sustainable development in Africa	5,796	84%Compare

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

15 reports · 2004–2021

Year	Symbol	Title	Mandate resolution
2021	A/75/917 S/2021/562	Promotion of durable peace and sustainable development in Africa report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/74/302
2019	A/74/301	Causes of conflict and the promotion of durable peace and sustainable development in Africa report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/72/311
2018	A/73/273	Causes of conflict and the promotion of durable peace and sustainable development in Africa report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/71/315
2017	A/72/269	Causes of conflict and the promotion of durable peace and sustainable development in Africa report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/71/315
2016	A/71/211	Causes of conflict and the promotion of durable peace and sustainable development in Africa report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/70/292

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13 operative paragraphs

Takes note of the progress report of the Secretary-General⁴ on the implementation of the recommendations contained in his report on the causes of conflict and promotion of durable peace and sustainable development in Africa,2 including an overview of trends and challenges as well as further advances in a wide range of areas made since the last progress report;

⁴A/59/285.

Welcomes the progress that has been made in the prevention and settlement of disputes and the sustained efforts by African regional and subregional initiatives to mediate and resolve conflicts, and the support given by the international community and the United Nations to those efforts;

Notes with appreciation the efforts to enhance coordination to ensure that African regional and subregional initiatives continue to be taken in close consultation and coordination with the United Nations in order to ensure that the United Nations can play a clear role, as appropriate, in the subsequent implementation of mediated settlements;

Welcomes the successful establishment of the Peace and Security Council of the African Union, and looks forward to the establishment of other supporting elements such as a Panel of the Wise, a continental early warning system, an African standby force and a special fund;

Encourages, in this context, the international community to continue to support the ongoing efforts of African countries to develop their capacity to undertake peace support operations at regional and subregional levels, including their effort to establish a continental early warning system;

Welcomes the establishment and coming into force of the African Peace Facility of the European Union to support the implementation of peace initiatives undertaken by the African Union and African subregional organizations;

Also welcomes the recommendation of the Secretary-General to Member States to strengthen cooperation between the United Nations system, the African Union and other African organizations in the maintenance of international peace and security;

Further welcomes the decision of the Secretary-General to instruct relevant agencies, departments and offices of the United Nations to look into new ways of collaborating with the African Union in order to boost its efforts in undertaking peace operations;

Recognizes the contribution made by the ad hoc advisory groups on African countries emerging from conflict of the Economic and Social Council, as well as by the Ad Hoc Working Group on Conflict Prevention and Resolution in Africa of the Security Council, in promoting peace and sustainable development, and emphasizes the need for continued collaboration between the Economic and Social Council and the Security Council in generating a coherent approach to the challenges of conflict prevention, conflict resolution and post-conflict reconstruction in Africa;

Notes the support offered by the United Nations system in the context of conflict prevention and peace consolidation, and in this regard calls upon Member States, in particular donor countries, as well as other development partners and relevant regional and subregional organizations as appropriate, to continue to provide financial and technical assistance, in a coordinated and sustained manner, to support activities in Africa, inter alia, to eradicate poverty, promote respect for human rights and strengthen the rule of law and transparent and accountable public administration;

Requests the Secretary-General to explore and recommend suitable arrangements and mechanisms through which Member States could more effectively support Africa’s efforts to address the multiple causes of conflict in Africa, including their regional dimensions, and to strengthen, in a coordinated and sustained manner, preventive action as well as post-conflict peacebuilding;

Decides to continue to monitor the implementation of the recommendations contained in the report of the Secretary-General on the causes of conflict and the promotion of durable peace and sustainable development in Africa;

Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its sixtieth session a progress report on the implementation of the present resolution.

Implementation of the Recommendations Contained in the Report of the Secretary-General on the Causes of Conflict and the Promotion of Durable Peace and Sustainable Development in Africa

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