Peace efforts began almost invariably thanks to Arab, not Israeli, moves.

Hence the bitter experience of frequent reverses in peace efforts.

We welcome the efforts of regional organizations such as the African Union to protect civilians while peacekeeping and peacebuilding efforts are ongoing.

In the Philippines, the gender dimension of conflict is being addressed, particularly in peace negotiations and in peace and development efforts.

Regrettably, peacemaking efforts did not lead to a resumption of negotiations.

That dimension should become a major part of peacebuilding efforts.

Provide systematic training on gender issues for all personnel involved in peacemaking and peacebuilding efforts.

Peacemaking, peacekeeping and peacebuilding must therefore be reinvigorated by ensuring that peacekeeping operations include the added capacity to maintain peace long after the cessation of hostilities.

My delegation commends the Council's efforts in the Middle East peace process.

Fostering local ownership is an important element of ensuring the sustainability of peacebuilding efforts.

When we do not invest adequately in peacebuilding, we find ourselves paying much more for renewed peacekeeping efforts down the line.

All these things undermined the State's efforts to achieve stability and peace.

Malaysia is fully cognizant of the need for a comprehensive strategy in promoting peacebuilding efforts.

In order to be successful, the Commission needs to draw on lessons from international peace efforts.

There has also been a significant amount of discussion of how to fund peacebuilding and reconstruction efforts.

Peacemaking efforts have been spearheaded by a national mediator, Ms. Betty Bigombe, and supported by the international community.

It is our assessment that the efforts of the international community in this area perhaps hold the key to lasting peace.

The same sense of solidarity inspires us to participate in United Nations peace efforts in Haiti.

We should also consider mobilizing the private sector in the financing of peacebuilding efforts.

Given the complex nature of the peace process, the Secretary General is urged to continue to spearhead the efforts of the international community to ensure the full fruition of the peace process.

For Europe, this means that money that would otherwise go to peacekeeping and humanitarian assistance can largely be saved and used in part for development.

Those arms fuel underlying tensions, exacerbate conflicts and hamper peacebuilding efforts.

There should be continued efforts made to mainstream child protection into United Nations regional and national peacekeeping operations.

I wish to assure the Council of my Government's keen support for all the peacebuilding efforts and endeavours of the United Nations.

Subregional and regional peace efforts have played a large part in winding down conflicts.

A European Union rapid civilian response capability could contribute added value to international peacebuilding efforts.

Since development and peace are closely interrelated, Syria supports all efforts to end the conflicts in Africa.

Bolivia supported the entire peacekeeping operations system and greatly valued the efforts of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations to address new challenges in a timely manner.

It welcomes the ever closer partnership between the African Union, the African subregional organizations and the United Nations in the area of peacemaking and peacekeeping and stresses the importance of extending this partnership to peacebuilding efforts.

MINUGUA public information efforts were essential for building public support for the peace accords and explaining the MINUGUA mandate.

Mr. Loum (Senegal) said that peacekeeping operations played a vital role in United Nations efforts to preserve and consolidate peace in the world.

Continued support is vital for efforts to empower women, and for promoting their role as peacemakers, peacebuilders, and leaders in the governance and future development of Sierra Leone.

As history and bitter experience show us, even the best peacekeeping efforts can come to naught if post conflict peacebuilding is neglected.

The success of peacekeeping operations in Africa depended on the protection of the national borders of States parties to the conflict and on concerted efforts to implement the various peacekeeping operations.

The fragile peace process in Côte d'Ivoire continues to cast a shadow over the efforts of UNMIL to stabilize Liberia.

UNAMSIL has achieved successes that are unique in the history of United Nations peacekeeping efforts.

The international community, in particular the United Nations and the AU, must continue, and coordinate, its efforts to support the Ivorian peace process.

Recognizing the important contribution of civil society and non governmental organizations, including women's organizations, to peacebuilding efforts,

We believe that complementarity in the work of the three principal organs should be used to promote synergy in peacebuilding efforts.

Recognizing the important contribution of civil society and non governmental organizations, including women's organizations, to peacebuilding efforts,

South South peace efforts have succeeded in preventing or resolving a number of African conflicts.

First, Romania advocates strong and as much as possible integrated peacebuilding efforts from the early post conflict stages.

The Security Council convenes today to address grievances that do little to improve peace efforts in the region.

Call on all the Member States to support the Sudanese Government's efforts for the achievement of peace, stability and national reconciliation in the country.

Bad perceptions only complicate future peace efforts, making a breakthrough even less likely.