Australia will continue to support Afghanistan's transition from conflict to peace and democracy.

Elsewhere, however, disregarding the primacy of politics in a transition to peace has had tragic consequences.

We need a Peacebuilding Commission to help countries in conflict make the transition from war to durable peace.

I also ask Member States to agree to establish a peace building commission within the United Nations to help countries make the transition from war to lasting peace.

Indeed, in East Timor, Iraq, Afghanistan, Kosovo, and many other countries, the transition to peace seems to be failing.

Libya s Transition to Transition

Seventh, we need to sustain political will and attention until a country has made the transition to development and sustainable peace.

Civil society representatives are essential to instilling popular confidence in state and local institutions and thus to support a transition to lasting peace.

The other process is the transition from a war and emergency situation to one of peace and more stability in 1992.

Any transition to peace may well prove ephemeral unless policymakers make political reconciliation and integration not optimal economic policies the bedrock priority.

To succeed, the transition to peace requires demobilization, disarmament and reintegration of former combatants, as well as reconstruction and rehabilitation of services and infrastructure.

A sustainable transition from conflict to peace, however, depends on the prompt re establishment of national capacities that have been eroded by conflict.

We therefore welcome the proposed establishment of a peacebuilding commission to help conflict afflicted countries in the transition from war to peace and national reconstruction.

The aim of peacebuilding is, first and foremost, to ensure the transition from conflict to peace, development and reconstruction, and to prevent the recurrence of conflict.

We hope that joint efforts by the international community in eight concrete areas from education to global peace and security and the consistent implementation of the Programme of Action on a Culture of Peace will facilitate the successful transition to a culture of peace and non violence.

The Mission dedicated its final year to ensuring that peace priorities were reflected in the policies of the new Administration, while continuing, through its transition strategy, to build national capacities to promote and monitor peace accords implementation after its departure.

The Panel should view Liberia s ongoing efforts to secure peace, maintain stability, and initiate economic and social transformation as a blueprint for successful post conflict transition.

Sixth, establish well planned and synchronized programs for demobilization, disarmament, and reintegration, which are sine qua non for making the transition from war to peace irreversible.

Enjoyment of human rights is a key indicator of the transition of a nation from a state of armed conflict to one of peace and stability.

Ensuring a transition from humanitarian assistance to recovery and rehabilitation and from there to sustainable development will be critical for the successful implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement.

Liberia's international partners have made commendable efforts in supporting the implementation of the transition priorities set out in the Comprehensive Peace Agreement.

The Transition to Sustainability

It pays special attention to the innovative transition strategy during the Mission's last two years, designed to build national capacity to promote the peace accords agenda after departure of MINUGUA.

Transition from relief to development

Transition from relief to development

The United Nations reckons that if economic reconstruction fails in terms of promoting dynamism and inclusion, countries in the transition to peace have an even chance of reverting to war.

Though they have committed themselves rhetorically to supporting the Afghan led Peace and Reintegration Program, Afghans are voicing discontent and wariness about a process that is decidedly marginal to transition.

Peacebuilding comprises all efforts to assist countries and regions in their transition from war to peace, encompassing a wide range of political, development, humanitarian and human rights programmes and mechanisms.

The Security Council needs comprehensive and strategic advice on the measures to take in order to ensure the effective transition from peacekeeping and peace support to sustainable peace and development, so that it is in a position to perform its full roll with regard to a conflict.

Because the main short term challenge in any transition to peace is national reconciliation, the political objective of peace should prevail at all times over the economic or financial objective of development if the two ever clash, as they often do.

In order to achieve the peace and stability needed to consolidate Myanmar s democratic transition, both Sein and Suu Kyi should do more to establish themselves as representatives of all of Myanmar s citizens.

Moreover, Sein initiated a dialogue with Suu Kyi, a Nobel Peace Prize winner and the leader of the National League for Democracy (NLD), about a transition to civilian rule.

The successful elections in September and the conclusion of the Bonn process offer Afghanistan a historic opportunity for transition from decades of war and poverty to peace and prosperity.

The Alliance therefore called on all the signatories of the various peace agreements to begin discussions on a transition period to take effect from 30 October, the constitutional deadline for elections.

The completion of the political transition is a vital step, but this alone will not be sufficient for the establishment of lasting peace in Afghanistan.

In this context, we must address the root causes of conflict and underline the intrinsic link between sustainable peace and development and in this regard we call for the substantial support of the international community to ensure durable peace and the transition to sustainable development.

D. Transition from relief to development

It is a period for a country in war to peace transition to reflect on the past and to cultivate attitudes that will facilitate the avoidance of the mistakes that culminated in the conflict.

And it is no surprise if we still find ourselves in an international system of transition, particularly on specific aspects of the world's peace and security.

Political transition

But Lebanon is not alone in that respect according to the UN and several independent studies, countries in transition from war to peace face roughly a 50 chance of sliding back into warfare.

The investigation of the situation in Darfur is taking place within a context of ongoing violence and multiple efforts to secure peace, as well as a complex process of political transition.

The challenge we face in our own African led peace initiatives is gaining the necessary political, moral and material support from the international community to ensure an effective transition from immediate security and humanitarian needs to long term development, which is a prerequisite for sustainable peace.

This is why the New Deal model is innovative it creates political support around issues that need to be addressed if countries are to make the transition from conflict and fragility to peace and stability.

The primary objective of IDA re engagement in the poorest post conflict environments is to facilitate the transition to sustainable peace after hostilities have ceased and to support the resumption of economic and social development.