General Assembly: 90th plenary meeting, 79th session

General Assembly reviews peacebuilding progress, adopts UN80 Initiative to strengthen United Nation system.

• Categories: Meetings & Events / General Assembly
• Video Length: 02:45:38
• Production Date: 2 September 2025
• Asset Language: Arabic; English; French; Russian; Spanish; Chinese; Original
• Corporate Name: PEACEBUILDING COMMISSION - PBC
• Subject Topical: ANNIVERSARIES; DEVELOPMENT; INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY; UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION; UNITED NATIONS REFORM; PEACEBUILDING; PERIODIC REPORTS; GROUP CONFLICT PREVENTION; COORDINATION WITHIN UN SYSTEM
• MAMS Id: 3443067
• Parent Id: 3442008
• Alternate Title: MTG GA 79 SESSION 90 PLENARY 02 SEP 2025 AM

Description

The General Assembly today in a joint debate considered the “Report of the Peacebuilding Commission”, “Peacebuilding and sustaining peace” and the “Report of the Secretary-General on the Peacebuilding Fund”. It also adopted a text on the strengthening of the United Nations system, concerning the establishment of the informal ad hoc working group on the UN80 Initiative.

At the outset, the representative of Brazil, the Commission’s former Chair, outlined its work from January 2024 to January 2025, highlighting several aspects of the year’s session. These included a focus on broadening its geographical scope, holding 17 ambassadorial meetings and expanding its regional and country-specific engagements. “These new engagements underline our readiness to respond to national priorities wherever peacebuilding needs arise,” he said, also highlighting support for nationally owned efforts through field visits by the Chair to São Tomé and Príncipe and by the Liberia configuration Chair to Monrovia.

The Commission also continued its thematic work, he said, addressing issues including conflict prevention in Kenya, Norway and Timor-Leste, transitional justice, security sector reform, national strategies for women and youth participation. In addition, it continued to support women empowerment and youth’s role in peacebuilding, in keeping up with the “PBC’s [Peacebuilding Commission’s] Gender Strategy and Action Plan” and its “Strategic Plan on Youth and Peacebuilding”. Moreover, it fulfilled its advisory, bridging and convening roles, providing 11 advisories at the request of the Security Council.

Report of the Peacebuilding Commission - Item 29; Peacebuilding and sustaining peace - Item 61; Report of the Secretary-General on the Peacebuilding Fund - Item 112

• Report of the Secretary-General (A/79/552)
• Reports (A/79/774, A/79/790)
• Joint debate on the items
• Strengthening of the United Nations system - Item 123 (a): Draft decision (A/79/L.119/Rev.1)
• Action on the draft decision

Speakers:

• Brazil
• European Union
• Nordic countries
• Indonesia
• Austria
• India
• Croatia
• Russian Federation
• El Salvador
• Egypt
• Senegal
• Timor-Leste
• Switzerland
• France
• Republic of Korea
• South Africa
• Group of 77 and China - Explanation of Position
• European Union

Related Sites and Documents

UN Meetings Coverage

A/79/552

A/79/774

A/79/790

A/79/L.119/Rev.1

A/79/PV.90