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India has contributed $500,000 to the UN Peace Building Fund, expressing hope that more funding by nations will boost efforts by the world body to build and sustain peace. India’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Tanmaya Lal said this in UN yesterday at the fund’s annual stakeholders’ meeting.
India has been a Member of the Peace Building Commission since its inception in December 2005 and has so far contributed five million US Dollars to the Peacebuilding Fund. The fresh contribution of five lakh US Dollars to the fund will be effected over the coming days.
Lal said, India has always argued for comprehensive sustainable development, inclusive economic growth and political processes for preventing conflict as well as undertaking effective peace building efforts. He said that this is obviously not easy and required a long-term commitment and sustained investment, including a vastly expanded funding.