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Hilale presides over annual session of UN Peacebuilding Commission in New York
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Omar Hilale, representing Morocco, presided over the annual session of the UN Peacebuilding Commission PBC in New York, themed "Celebrating 20 years of UN peacebuilding architecture." The session saw video messages from the President of Guatemala, Bernardo Arévalo, and the President of Liberia, whose message was read by his Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sara Beysolow-Nyanti. Haiti was represented by its Minister of Planning and External Cooperation, Sandra Paulémon. The Security Council was represented by its President of the month and Ambassador of Colombia to the United Nations, Leonor Zalabata Torres. In his opening address, Hilale emphasized that the PBC's 20th anniversary honors the spirit of its creation, highlighting that "no peace is irreversible, and all peace remains within reach of will, provided we dedicate ourselves to it together." He noted that the Commission has served its founding purpose by providing constant attention and long-term support to countries on its agenda, bringing together the development system, international financial institutions, regional organizations, civil society, and the private sector. The UN Secretary-General underscored the PBC's role in helping countries develop their national prevention and peacebuilding strategies, urging member states to use the Commission to share progress and rally international partners to national priorities. He reminded attendees that the platform was created to "nurture the seeds of peace long enough for the
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