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The g7+ is an intergovernmental organization made up of conflict-affected countries united by a vision of peace, stability, and development in their countries and everywhere in the world. The g7+ group was established at the first International Dialogue on Peacebuilding and Statebuilding on 10 April 2010 in Dili, Timor-Leste. The initiative was developed out of a concern that traditional development cooperation did not improve the situation of fragile countries and the g7+ sought to address this situation and change the relationship from countries being recipients of peacebuilding processes, to instead being an equal partnership between government and development partners, based on dialogue and collaboration.

The g7+ provides a platform to conflict-affected countries to collectively voice the need for national dialogue and reconciliation to address conflicts; advocate for effective development cooperation founded on the principles of country ownership, transparency and mutual accountability between government and development partners; and facilitate sharing of first-hand experience and good development practices with one another.

In an historical milestone, the UN General Assembly granted the g7+ Observer Status in 2019. This allows the group to provide collective input into the work and the agenda of the United Nations, especially with regards to peace and security and improving peacekeeping operations. Read More

Member states

The g7+ member states are Afghanistan, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Liberia, Papua New Guinea, São Tomé and Príncipe, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Solomon Islands, South Sudan, Timor-Leste, Togo, and Yemen.

Charter

The charter of g7+ was agreed upon by members during the 3rd g7+ Ministerial meeting in Lomé, Togo in May 2014. In effect, the charter has become a legally binding agreement among the 20 Member States that confirmed the g7+ as an international, inter-governmental organization.

Six member countries have ratified the g7+ charter namely Afghanistan, Burundi, São Tome e Principe, Sierra Leone, Timor-Leste and Yemen. The ratification was done according to each member country’s national regulation.

Pursuant to the article 102, paragraph 1 of the Charter of the United Nations, the g7+ charter has been successfully certified by the United Nations Treaty Department on 12 January 2022. The Charter of g7+ set out the purpose of the organization, its leadership, function of the g7+ Secretariat and role of the focal points from each Member States.

Governance

The group is currently chaired by Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade of Solomon Islands, Hon. Peter Shanel Agovaka. The g7+ has Headquarters in Dili, Timor-Leste, a Hub in Lisbon, Portugal and Office Space in New York, USA. The role of the Secretariat includes providing coordination among member countries and assisting in implementing the priorities agreed upon by members. It also provides advice to the Chair and Member States.

The g7+ is governed by the Ministerial Forum, the group’s decision-making body. The Ministerial Forum selects a Minister of a member country to serve as Chair of the Ministerial Forum for a two-year term and may stand for re-election. The Chair of the Ministerial Forum shall rotate among the Member States. The Ministerial Forum shall also select a Deputy Chair. Each member state is represented in the Ministerial Forum meetings by either their Minister of Finance and Planning or Minister of Foreign Affairs.

The g7+ has established an Advisory Council comprising eminent persons and special envoys who advise and give counsel to the Ministerial Forum to assist in achieving the work of the g7+ in line with the principles of Volunteerism, Solidarity and Cooperation.

Each Member State appoint one or more Focal Points to act as its representatives. Each Focal Point will provide liaison between the Member State and g7+ Secretariat and its organs and undertake the distribution of information internally within his/her own Member State.

Currently, there are Focal Points from Ministry of Finance and Planning, Ministry of Justice, and Ministry of Foreign Affairs who work closely with the g7+ Secretariat in promoting the agenda of peacebuilding and Statebuilding.

The g7+ is actively engaged with the United Nations, International Development Organizations, bilateral donors, the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, Multilateral Financial Institutions, international think tanks, Private Sector, civil society, and people across the region to reform their policies so that they can create better results and help in achieving lasting peace and stability in fragile countries.

What We Do

Our Mission

Our collective mission is to support our members to achieve transitions towards resilience and next stages of development, by engaging with actors at both the national and international level.

Drawing on shared experiences, we come together to form one united voice to advocate for country-led and country-owned peacebuilding and statebuilding processes to address conflict and fragility. In doing so, we envisage the development of capable, accountable and resilient states that respond to the expectations and needs of their populations.

Our priorities are articulated by the five Peacebuilding and Statebuilding Goals (PSGs), which were outlined in the 2010 Dili Declaration of the International Dialogue on Peacebuilding and Statebuilding. The Goals are:

Legitimate politics

Foster inclusive political settlements and conflict resolution.

Security

Establish and strengthen people’s security.

Justice

Address injustices and increase people’s access to justice.

Economic Foundations

Generate employment and improve livelihoods.

Revenues & Services

Manage revenue and build capacity for accountable and fair service delivery.

Our Approach

‘Nothing about us without us’: If countries affected by conflict and fragility are being discussed internationally, people from these countries should be present and consulted.
Prioritize peacebuilding and statebuilding goals: Having learned from past experience, the g7+ believes that social and economic development will not be sustainable unless peacebuilding and statebuilding are prioritized in every development intervention, as these determine state-society relations. Peacebuilding and statebuilding should be seen as prerequisites for development, and should take into account the unique context facing each country.
Do no harm: All actions by government actors, civil society, private sector actors and development partners should aim to advance peacebuilding and statebuilding. At a minimum they should ‘do no harm’, and every effort should be taken to avoid possible wider negative consequences of activities in target countries.
Country-led, country-owned: Development is done by the people and not to the people. This means that the countries and their people and governments should own the development agenda. Development plans and programmes in countries affected by conflict are all too often implemented with little or no ownership by local actors, and in a way that does not align to country priorities or development plans. The g7+ maintains that development efforts are at their most effective when they genuinely align to local plans, are adapted to the local context and are led by local actors.

By prioritising these goals with the support of the international community, we aim to bid goodbye to conflict, and welcome development.

The g7+ is a step towards global inclusion and extends the hand of friendship, solidarity, understanding, tolerance and dialogue in the pursuit of peace and sustainable development.

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