Presenter: Peacemaking must precede peacekeeping deployments
Summary
The speaker urged the Council to favor peacemaking tools and use Chapter VI authority to investigate disputes before deploying peacekeepers, stressing missions should come only after a peace agreement or robust ceasefire.
Presenter (speaker 1) pressed the Security Council to "put peacemaking first," arguing that the path back to successful peacekeeping runs through active peacemaking and use of the Charter. He said early investigation, country visits and building shared facts are essential preconditions for meaningful missions.
"The way back to peacekeeping runs through peacemaking, and the Charter gives its council the tools, including Chapter 6," Presenter (speaker 1) said, urging members to visit countries concerned and to build a shared understanding of the facts as a foundation for shared action.
The presenter cited Colombia and Cyprus as examples of where good offices and envoys have been used and said not every crisis requires a new mission; every crisis requires a political strategy.
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