Luanda - Angola's ambassador to the United Nations (UN), Mateus Luemba, Monday in New York City, United States of America, called for greater global efforts to end conflicts in the world by analysing their causes in depth, through more investment in preventive diplomacy and mediation.
According to a press release from the Angolan Permanent Mission to the United Nations to which ANGOP had access, the diplomat was speaking at the Security Council's open debate on the Maintenance of International Peace and Security, Promoting Sustainable Peace through Common Development.
On the occasion, the diplomat, who is also Angola's deputy permanent representative to the UN, emphasised the need to promote a peace-building agenda to support countries in maintaining peace and achieving integral development.
He said that Angola attached special importance to peace, security and development, stressing that for this reason the country is hosting from 22 to 24 November this year, in partnership with the African Union (AU) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), the pan-African forum on the Culture of Peace called the Luanda Biennial, the aim of which is to promote democratic principles and practices, consolidate an environment of political tolerance and inclusion on the continent with a view to sustainable development.
On the other hand, the official pointed to various factors as being at the root of the world's unbalanced development, namely conflicts, food insecurity, high energy prices and the adverse effects of climate change.
Mateus Luemba also pointed out that the global economic challenges resulting from pandemics and endemic diseases could further destabilise economies, especially in developing countries.
He also considered the alarming increase in foreign debt around the world as another factor that could reduce the prospects for economic growth, increase inflation, create political instability or reduce trust in governments.
In his speech, he emphasised that common development is a shared and collective responsibility in an increasingly interdependent world, which is why he considered it necessary to implement a series of actions, namely the restructuring of the global governance system through a global reform of the international financial architecture and the long-awaited reform of the Security Council, in which Africa is adequately represented in both categories of membership.
The ambassador said that among these actions, is also the stabilisation of international financial markets, the promotion of inclusive growth to combat poverty and unemployment, the construction of better and modern infrastructure and investment in education, the acceleration of agricultural modernisation and industrial transformation, thus contributing to the long-term peace and stability of countries.
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