STATEMENT BY
H.E. SYED MOHAMAD HASRIN AIDID
PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF MALAYSIA
TO THE UNITED NATIONS
AT THE SECURITY COUNCIL OPEN DEBATE UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS: TRANSITION
8 September 2021, New York
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Mr. President,
Malaysia appreciates the convening of this Open Debate which allows non-council Members, especially troop-contributing countries, to share their views on ways to contribute towards a viable and sustainable peacekeeping transition process.
Mr. President,
2. Malaysia holds a strong view that we need to continue improving transition between peacekeeping and peacebuilding process so that it can be planned and managed in a proactive, integrated, and forward-looking manner. Malaysia believes that sustained peace would only be possible if transition planning take into account the uniqueness of the said host country. The views and expectations of the local community would need to be taken onboard. In this context, it is crucial that robust engagement with relevant national stakeholders be part of an inclusive nationally owned transition process. Such engagement could build upon on the foundation that has been developed in the peacekeeping phase including with civil society, women, youth and minorities.
3. Malaysia further believes that it is important for the transition process to fully understand the needs of the host country in capacity building efforts of its national institutions. We fully support strategies towards creating effective governance that must be in place and ready to administer nation into post-conflict situation. We call on the strong support of the international community including close neighbours and regional organisations to assist host country in its capacity building efforts towards ensuring lasting and sustained peace in the spirit of effective national and system-wide partnership.
4. Malaysia also believes that peacekeeping missions and stakeholders need to continuously engage with each other to determine the best ways to facilitate the implementation of the mandate and to prevent the recurrence of conflict. Efforts to sustaining peace should also include all three pillars of the United Nations’ engagement at all stages of conflict and in all its dimensions. It is also vital that greater contact with the field, and coordination with the broader UN family, including the UN Country team be part of the engagement process. This contact and coordination must be strengthened in progressing towards peace and new opportunities for development in the host country, including in delivering on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
5. Lastly, Malaysia would also like to underscore the importance of close coordination between the Security Council and the Peacebuilding Commission in transition planning. The Council would stand to benefit from invaluable inputs from the membership of the Commission which also include member countries from the General Assembly and ECOSOC as well as the latter's interaction with international financial organisations.
Mr. President,
6. In closing, as a troop-contributing country, Malaysia reiterates its readiness and support to work together with relevant stakeholders and partners in further improving our practice of mandating and managing peacekeeping transitions.
I thank you, Mr. President.
