Peacebuilding Commission

The Peacebuilding Commission was established in December 2005 by the United Nations General Assembly and the Security Council acting concurrently. It is an inter-governmental advisory body that will help countries in post-conflict peace building, recovery, reconstruction and development.

Current members of the PBC

The current composition of the Peacebuilding Commission's Organizational Committee is as follows :

• 7 members of the Security Council, including all permanent members:
1. China
2. France
3. the Russian Federation
4. Mexico
5. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
6. United States of America
7. Burkina Faso

• 7 members elected by the General Assembly:
1. Benin
2. Chile
3. Georgia
4. Jamaica
5. South Africa
6. Thailand
7. Uruguay

• 5 members chosen as top providers of military personnel and civilian police to United Nations missions:
1. Bangladesh
2. Nigeria
3. India
4. Nepal
5. Pakistan

• 7 members elected by the United Nations Economic and Social Council:
1. Algeria
2. El Salvador
3. Guinea-Bissau
4. Luxembourg
5. Morocco
6. Poland
7. Republic of Korea

• 5 members chosen as top providers of contributions to United Nations budgets, funds programmes and agencies:
1. Canada
2. Germany
3. Japan
4. the Netherlands
5. Sweden

Origins

The Peace Building Commission (PBC) is one of the...
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