BAPA+40 in the African Context: Is there a role for peace and security?

The paper examines the evolution of the Buenos Aires Plan of Action (BAPA) and the 2019 BAPA+40 conference, arguing that while South-South Cooperation (SSC) has traditionally focused on economic and social activities, it must now incorporate peace and security to address the realities of intra-state conflict in Africa. It highlights the alignment between peace and development as seen in the African Union's Agenda 2063, the UN's 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (specifically SDG 16), and UN resolutions on sustaining peace.

• The original 1978 Buenos Aires Plan of Action (BAPA) focused on a new international economic order and national and collective self-reliance, but it did not address peace and security.
• While global inter-state conflict has decreased, intra-state conflict has increased, with several African countries—specifically Somalia, Sudan, Burundi, South Sudan, Nigeria, and Libya—experiencing high levels of political violence.
• There is a growing global and regional recognition of the link between peace and development, evidenced by the African Union's Agenda 2063 and the UN's 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which includes Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 16 on 'Peaceful, Just and Inclusive societies'.
• African development partners have already been sharing personnel, technologies, and best practices regarding peace and security, yet these efforts have not been reflected in the formal South-South Cooperation (SSC) discourse.

APA

South African Institute of International Affairs (2019). BAPA+40 in the African Context: Is there a role for peace and security? https://saiia.org.za/research/bapa40-in-the-african-context-is-there-a-role-for-peace-and-security/

Chicago

South African Institute of International Affairs. BAPA+40 in the African Context: Is there a role for peace and security? 2019. https://saiia.org.za/research/bapa40-in-the-african-context-is-there-a-role-for-peace-and-security/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{southafricaninstituteofinternationalaffairs2019bapa40, author = {{South African Institute of International Affairs}}, title = {{BAPA+40 in the African Context: Is there a role for peace and security?}}, institution = {South African Institute of International Affairs}, year = {2019}, month = apr, url = {https://saiia.org.za/research/bapa40-in-the-african-context-is-there-a-role-for-peace-and-security/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }