bapa40_peacesecuritysouthsouthcooperation-021b30397ef06521.pdf

This research paper by Amanda Lucey argues for the integration of peace and security into the discourse of South-South Cooperation (SSC), specifically in the context of the BAPA+40 conference. The author contends that while the original 1978 Buenos Aires Plan of Action (BAPA) focused on economic and social development, the contemporary African reality necessitates a holistic approach where peace and development are viewed as mutually reinforcing.

• The original 1978 Buenos Aires Plan of Action (BAPA) focused on a new international economic order and national self-reliance, but it completely omitted peace and security from its developmental focus.
• There is a growing global and regional recognition that peace and development are interlinked. This is evidenced by the UN's 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, specifically Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 16, and the African Union's Agenda 2063, which aspires to a 'peaceful and secure Africa'.
• African nations have actively engaged in South-South Cooperation regarding peace and security through bilateral exchanges. Examples include South Africa's mediation in Burundi and Lesotho and election support in the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan; Ghana sharing its Peace Council experience; and Sierra Leone and Liberia comparing Truth and Reconciliation Commissions.
• A fundamental tension exists between the 'sustaining peace' agenda, which encourages proactive conflict prevention and the 'responsibility to protect', and the core SSC principles of sovereignty and non-interference, which favor reactive engagement only upon a state's direct request.
• Regional responses to peace and security have seen mixed results. While ECOWAS's role in Liberia was acclaimed, IGAD was unsuccessful in enforcing a peace agreement in South Sudan, leading to questions about the partiality of regional economic communities in mediation.
• Some southern narratives on security are criticized for prioritizing the 'securitisation of societies' over multi-stakeholder approaches, with governments in Ethiopia, South Africa, and Tanzania restricting internet freedoms.

APA

South African Institute of International Affairs (n.d.). bapa40_peacesecuritysouthsouthcooperation-021b30397ef06521.pdf. https://saiia.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Bapa40_PeaceSecuritySouthSouthCooperation.pdf

Chicago

South African Institute of International Affairs. bapa40_peacesecuritysouthsouthcooperation-021b30397ef06521.pdf. n.d. https://saiia.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Bapa40_PeaceSecuritySouthSouthCooperation.pdf.

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BibTeX

@techreport{southafricaninstituteofinternationalaffairsndbapa40peacesecuritysouthsouthcooperation021b30397ef06521pdf, author = {{South African Institute of International Affairs}}, title = {{bapa40\_peacesecuritysouthsouthcooperation-021b30397ef06521.pdf}}, institution = {South African Institute of International Affairs}, url = {https://saiia.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Bapa40_PeaceSecuritySouthSouthCooperation.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }