Cairo: Arab League Secretary General Ahmad Abul-Gheit stated that the document launched by former UN Secretary-General Boutros Ghali, known as the Peace Agenda, offers a comprehensive vision for enhancing preventive diplomacy and restoring and maintaining peace.
According to Kuwait News Agency, this announcement was made in a speech delivered on behalf of Abul-Gheit by Ambassador Ahmad Khatabi, the Assistant Secretary-General and Head of Media and Communication Sector at the Arab League, during a ceremony at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo. The event marked the launch of the Boutros Ghali Award for Diplomacy, Peace, and Development.
Abul-Gheit highlighted that the Peace Agenda, introduced by Boutros Ghali, who passed away in 2016 at the age of 93, proposed several methods to increase the effectiveness of the United Nations system. He described Boutros Ghali as a "statesman, political thinker, and academic," noting his contribution of over 100 works.
Boutros Ghali was the first Arab and African to hold the position of UN Secretary-General from 1992 to 1996, a period marked by significant global changes such as the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the end of bipolarity. During his tenure, Ghali convened a Security Council meeting at the level of Heads of State and Government to issue an international declaration for a stable and just world that respects fundamental human rights.
Abul-Gheit mentioned that in his book, Five Years at the United Nations, Boutros Ghali presented an in-depth vision based on four main concepts for peacebuilding. He emphasized the importance of "preventive diplomacy," arguing that maintaining peace involves not only its establishment but also its consolidation, enhancement, and sustainable development across economic, social, cultural, and political dimensions.
Additionally, Abul-Gheit underscored the urgent need for United Nations reform to address the growing demands of humanity, along with the necessity to "democratize international relations."