SECURITY COUNCIL STRESSES RECONCILIATION DURING DEBATE ON 'WAR AND THE SEARCH FOR LASTING PEACE' WITH OTHER EVENTS

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From: UNNews <UNNews@un.org>
Date: 29 Jan 2014 16:01:01 -0500
Subject: SECURITY COUNCIL STRESSES RECONCILIATION DURING DEBATE ON
'WAR AND THE SEARCH FOR LASTING PEACE'
To: news11@ny-mail-p-lb-028.ptc.un.org

SECURITY COUNCIL STRESSES RECONCILIATION DURING DEBATE ON 'WAR AND THE
SEARCH FOR LASTING PEACE'New York, Jan 29 2014 4:00PMA halt to
fighting does not necessarily end a conflict, the top United Nations
political official told the Security Council today, detailing ways in
which the Organization is taking a more systematic approach to
reconciliation, particularly in the aftermath of conflicts within
States.

"As we have seen repeatedly, fighting that ends without reconciliation
- especially fighting inside States - is fighting that can, and often
does, resume," said Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs
Jeffrey Feltman.

He told the Council that while the UN has time-tested formulas for
separating armies, tending to the needy, enacting political roadmaps
and rebuilding actual roads and ministries, "we have reflected less on
our ability to repair trust in societies and foster genuine
reconciliation."

As such, the world body and its main institutions need to consider:
"How can we mend shattered social fabrics so that people look in their
adversary's eyes once again and see the human being rather than the
enemy?"

Mr. Feltman is among the more than 50 scheduled speakers participating
in the Security Council's thematic debate on "War, its lessons, and
the search for a permanent peace."

His remarks echoed those of Prince Zeid Ra'ad Zeid Al-Hussein,
Ambassador of Jordan, which holds the Council's rotating presidency
for the month and whose delegation issued a
<"http://documents-dds-ny.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/N14/209/41/pdf/N1420941.pdf?OpenElement">concept
paper ahead of the debate. He stressed that what the UN has achieved
in maintaining international peace and security has been mainly
physical: the separation of warring parties; mediation between them;
the training of police personnel; and the provision of assistance in
rebuilding destroyed infrastructure, among other achievements.

"What the United Nations has not understood well enough is how it can
help forge a deeper reconciliation among ex-combatants and their
peoples based on an agreed or shared narrative, a shared memory, of a
troubled past. This is especially relevant to sectarian, or ethnic,
conflicts, as well as wars driven by extreme nationalism or
ideologies," he says in the paper.

The concept paper goes on to say that even though the Organization
has, on occasion, assisted in setting up important truth commissions,
its overall emphasis still tends towards quick-impact and pilot
projects, and early and rapid economic development, "in the belief
that reconciliation will somehow take care of itself. It may well
happen, or it may not."

In his remarks, Mr. Feltman noted that while the UN is constantly
reviewing its approach to enabling permanent peace, there are four
areas that deserve special attention, including specifying
reconciliation principles and mechanisms in peace agreements, and
carefully timing elections and constitutional review processes.

He stressed that reconciliation, which can be encouraged and enabled
by the international community, has to come from internal processes,
and noted the importance of establishing a UN repository of
comparative knowledge and experience on reconciliation.

The responsibility for reconciliation rests with national actors, as
well as assistance from the international community, he added.

"Leaders need to set the example, not just in ceasing war-time
rhetoric and ending the intentional promotion of grievances, but also
by deeds of genuine cooperation and honest examinations of their own
roles in conflict," Mr. Feltman said.

Turning to the role of youth, who often grow up in post-war conflicts
to be more extreme than their parents, he stressed the importance of
working with parents and teachers to develop early a history
curriculum that share different interpretations of conflicts.

"This could form the beginning of developing a shared narrative and
establishing points of convergence in people's experiences and
thinking," Mr. Feltman said.

He highlighted the conflicts in the Central African Republic (CAR),
South Sudan and Syria, where the urgently-needed physical end to war
will not produce lasting peace and security.

Among positive examples, Mr. Feltman commended the recent completion
of the National Dialogue in Yemen which was part of the country's
political transition agreement.

He noted that reconciliation cannot substitute for justice, but that
the reverse is also true, as examples from the former Yugoslavia and
Rwanda show that international tribunals cannot substitute for
national reconciliation.Jan 29 2014 4:00PM
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