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UN Peacebuilding Commission elects Swedish representative as new chair

Xinhua, March 12, 2015 Adjust font size:

The United Nations Peacebuilding Commission on Wednesday elected the Permanent Representative of Sweden to the UN Olof Skoog as its new chairman, replacing Antonio de Aguiar Patriota, the Permanent Representative of Brazil to the UN.

Skoog was elected to the post here Wednesday when UN Peacebuilding Commission (PBC), established in 2005, began its ninth session. PBC is aimed to help the UN to strengthen its strategies and find avenues to bring long-lasting stability to countries emerging from conflict.

In his first statement as the PBC chair, Skoog noted that 2015 is "an important year" for the UN.

"2015 is also a critical year for the UN peace and security architecture with both the peacebuilding review and the peace operations review. We must seize this opportunity and make sure that the UN is better equipped to meet the increasingly complex global security challenges. This includes better support for countries emerging from conflict, towards sustainable peace and development," he said.

Skoog, who presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Tuesday to become the Permanent Representative of Sweden to the UN, pledged the commission under his leadership would will work to ensure that the recovery efforts in countries affected by killer disease Ebola will include special attention to their peacebuilding needs. Endite