UN Chief Proposes New Agenda for Peace

UN Chief António Guterres has proposed a New Agenda for Peace as part of his report "Our Common Agenda".

According to a statement issued by the UN, Guterres revealed that New Agenda for Peace will, among other things, call for new norms, regulations and accountability mechanisms to strengthen the multilateral system in areas where gaps have emerged.

His agenda will speak to all Member States and address the full range of new and old security challenges.

It also will examine ways to update existing tools for mediation, peacekeeping, peacebuilding, and counterterrorism, and consider how the United Nations can adapt its efforts vis-à-vis cyberthreats, information warfare and other forms of conflict.

Further, it will look to Member States for new frameworks to reinforce multilateral solutions and to manage intense geopolitical competition.

Speaking to Security Council, Guterres said: “We have the opportunity and the obligation to remember the promise of the United Nations Charter: To save succeeding generations from the scourge of war. We must keep this promise with the help of a revitalized, effective, representative and inclusive multilateralism."

"Most Member States now recognize that the Council should be reformed to reflect contemporary geopolitical realities, he pointed out, voicing hope that regional groups and Member States can achieve greater consensus on the way forward."