ISS TODAY: Deadlock or not, SA must pursue better UN-AU partnerships By ISS Today issafrica
There has been significant progress in carrying out the agreement, but much more needs to be done. Particular aspects must be strengthened, such as joint conflict analyses and harmonising the two organisations’ conflict prevention and peacebuilding doctrines and policies. By focusing on the implementation of the 2017 framework agreement, especially at a working level, South Africa could help show tangible outcomes in a relatively short period.
South Africa must also use its position as chair of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Conflict Prevention and Resolution in Africa to source briefings from AU officials and relevant thematic experts. As chair, South Africa plays a vital role in consolidating positions with Côte d’Ivoire and Equatorial Guinea, while reflecting broader African positions stemming from Addis Ababa.
The consensus among African council members is useful in gaining support from other elected council members, especially on sticking points like the financing question. Directly supporting the expanded role of the UN Office to the AU, and the AU’s Permanent Observer Mission to the UN is a further area in which South Africa could help strengthen the UN-AU partnership. The ongoingof “silencing the guns by 2020” is another project that will require a more coherent and robust collaboration between the UN and the AU – one that is responsive at both political and working levels.
The question of financing peace support operations rightly requires prioritisation, but a persistent deadlock on the issue need not bar progress in other areas of the UN-AU partnership. South Africa must be innovative and build on the political capital it gained during its previous terms on the UN Security Council.This article was funded by UK aid from the UK government; however the views expressed do not necessarily reflect the UK government’s official policies.
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