平和構築委員会（PBC）における平和構築基金（PBF）に関する大使級第二回年次戦略的ダイアローグでの梅津大使ステートメント

Thank you Chair,
 
Japan warmly welcomes the convening of this meeting. At a time when the Fund’s fiscal space continues to contract, it is imperative to establish a strategic prioritization that fully leverages the PBF’s flexibility, agility, and catalytic nature.
 
Recognizing the Fund’s critical role amid rising global needs, Japan has decided to contribute an additional 5.8 million US dollars this March. This underscores our unwavering commitment to the PBF as a central pillar of the UN's peacebuilding efforts.
 
To ensure every dollar has a lasting impact on the ground, Japan emphasizes three priorities for the next strategy:
 
First, an approach grounded in human security must be prioritized. Sustainable peace requires resilient societies built through a human-centred approach. Through inclusive and comprehensive measures that leave no one behind, this approach protects and empowers individuals, fosters local ownership and strengthens resilience, effectively ensuring that national priorities take root locally. Furthermore, by adopting its multidimensional lens, we can address the complex drivers of conflict and facilitate a seamless transition from conflict toward sustainable development.
 
Second, it remains essential to strengthen partnerships with IFIs. The PBF can play a critical catalytic and bridging role by promoting “peace-positive” investments that align short-term peacebuilding gains with long-term development outcomes. We therefore value the ongoing collaboration between the PBF and IFIs in the field, which leverages their complementary strengths. The PBC and its Member States can also add value by engaging IFIs at the headquarters level on how peacebuilding supports and is integrated into development.

Third, the PBF’s focus on transition contexts is particularly critical at a time when several UN peacekeeping missions are drawing down or transferring their mandates. To mitigate the risk of a “funding cliff”, it is essential to deploy PBF resources well ahead of mission drawdowns to ensure a sequenced and predictable handover to the host government and the UN Country Team.
 
In conclusion, I reaffirm Japan’s continued support to the PBF and look forward to engaging in future discussions for its new strategy.
 
Thank you.