Opening Statements

Abstract

The Joint Informal Event of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) was held in New York on 13 June 2011. The overall theme of the meeting was “Promoting Durable Peace and Sustainable Development in Sudan and South Sudan”. The objectives of the meeting were to draw international attention to the development and state-building priorities of the new country of South Sudan and to promote coordinated, coherent and integrated support by the United Nations system and other stakeholders in line with its needs and to highlight the importance of regional cooperation and strengthened bilateral relations between Sudan and South Sudan for sustainable development and peace consolidation.