“We must not be the generation in whose hands history will lay the blame for a destroyed planet,” said Musa Timothy Kabba, Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Sierra Leone.
“When discussing prevention and peacebuilding, political commitment and the right partnerships are key, but resourcing will also always be central. Funding peacebuilding is what translates commitment and strategies into impact on the ground. It is worrying to see investments in peace and conflict prevention steadily decreasing while military spending is increasing worldwide,” said Elizabeth Spehar, Assistant Secretary-General for Peacebuilding Support, Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs.
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