to help with the task of enabling the UN peacebuilding architecture to live up to the expectations which accompanied its establishment, by taking forward the recommendations of the PBC review process, also with the aim of further improving the PBC's effectiveness; to support the emergence of a sound overall peacebuilding architecture on the basis of a partnership between developing and developed countries, whilst paying particular attention to improving delivery on the ground, enhancing relations with the IFIs – in order to create jobs and address economic issues - and fostering a more organic relationship between peacekeeping and peace ...[+++]building; to promote a more structured relationship between the PBC, the EEAS's Managing Directorate for Global and Multilateral Issues, and particularly its Directorate on Conflict Prevention and Security Policy, and the UNGA, the UNSC and the Economic and Social Council with a view to generating greater synergy between peacekeeping and peacebuilding and development actions on the ground; to seek ways of strengthening the PBC's advisory role vis-à-vis the UNSC, to which it is accountable, of enhancing the PBC's cooperation with the Peacebuilding Support Office (PBSO) and of strengthening links with regional organisations and IFIs; further, to improve the existing partnership between the PBC and the EU Peace-building Partnership through a bottom-up approach to conflict resolution that takes the activities of non-state actors in peace-building into account,

(x) to help with the task of enabling the UN peacebuilding architecture to live up to the expectations which accompanied its establishment, by taking forward the recommendations of the PBC review process, also with the aim of further improving the PBC's effectiveness; to support the emergence of a sound overall peacebuilding architecture on the basis of a partnership between developing and developed countries, whilst paying particular attention to improving delivery on the ground, enhancing relations with the IFIs – in order to create jobs and address economic issues - and fostering a more organic relationship between peacekeeping and p ...[+++]eacebuilding; to promote a more structured relationship between the PBC, the EEAS’s Managing Directorate for Global and Multilateral Issues, and particularly its Directorate on Conflict Prevention and Security Policy, and the UNGA, the UNSC and the Economic and Social Council with a view to generating greater synergy between peacekeeping and peacebuilding and development actions on the ground; to seek ways of strengthening the PBC's advisory role vis-à-vis the UNSC, to which it is accountable, of enhancing the PBC's cooperation with the Peacebuilding Support Office (PBSO) and of strengthening links with regional organisations and IFIs; further, to improve the existing partnership between the PBC and the EU Peace-building Partnership through a bottom-up approach to conflict resolution that takes the activities of non-state actors in peace-building into account,

to help with the task of enabling the UN peacebuilding architecture to live up to the expectations which accompanied its establishment, by taking forward the recommendations of the PBC review process, also with the aim of further improving the PBC's effectiveness; to support the emergence of a sound overall peacebuilding architecture on the basis of a partnership between developing and developed countries, whilst paying particular attention to improving delivery on the ground, enhancing relations with the IFIs – in order to create jobs and address economic issues - and fostering a more organic relationship between peacekeeping and peace ...[+++]building; to promote a more structured relationship between the PBC, the EEAS's Managing Directorate for Global and Multilateral Issues, and particularly its Directorate on Conflict Prevention and Security Policy, and the UNGA, the UNSC and the Economic and Social Council with a view to generating greater synergy between peacekeeping and peacebuilding and development actions on the ground; to seek ways of strengthening the PBC's advisory role vis-à-vis the UNSC, to which it is accountable, of enhancing the PBC's cooperation with the Peacebuilding Support Office (PBSO) and of strengthening links with regional organisations and IFIs; further, to improve the existing partnership between the PBC and the EU Peace-building Partnership through a bottom-up approach to conflict resolution that takes the activities of non-state actors in peace-building into account,

Measures may also include, where appropriate, financial and technical assistance for the implementation of those Recommendations made by the UN Peacebuilding Commission falling within the objectives of Community cooperation policy.

8. Commends the decision to create a Peace-building Commission to help countries transition from war to peace, and recognises that peace-building requires an entirely different set of skills to peace-keeping. There is a need for regional and global peace-building commissions to develop the necessary skills and capabilities, backed by a support office and a standing fund, thereby raising the UN's profile in crisis and post-conflict areas; calls on the 60th General Assembly to swiftly implement these provisions;

28. Welcomes the proposal to create a Peacebuilding Commission as well as a Peacebuilding Support Office within the UN Secretariat and with the participation of international financial institutions, in order to enhance the ability of the organisation to sustain efforts in post-conflict peacebuilding and to restore order in, and rebuild, devastated nations where the state has ceased to exist; calls for the establishment of a civilian peace corps (‘white helmets’) capable of performing functions that are non-military in nature; strong ...[+++]ly endorses the need to ensure greater protection to humanitarian actors and their safe and unimpeded access to vulnerable populations; underlines the need for additional resources for the Secretary-General for his mediation capacities (‘good office function’) and supports the creation of a Rule of Law Assistance Unit and a Democracy Fund to assist national efforts to re-establish the rule of law and democracy;