New York — Nigerian Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Bukun-Ola Onemola, has advised the United Nations Security Council to adopt a resolution on the five-financing mechanism to fund African Union (AU) peacekeeping operations.

Onemola, in his word while addressing the United Nations Security Council debate on Peace and Security in Africa, made it known that the adoption of the resolution would help in strengthening AU's capacity to respond to the ever growing peacekeeping and security challenges in our region.The Nigerian Envoy pressed further that the debate would assist the council in forging new consensus and support for the proposals contained in the UN Secretary-General's report before the council.

He, however, made it known that Nigeria was appreciative of the close collaboration between the UN and AU to strengthen partnership in the area of peace and security.In his word, the Diplomat said that Peace and Security Council, the Continental Early Warning System, the Panel of the Wise, the African Standby Force and the Special Fund as some of the areas in which support was required.His words: "Africa also need sustainable, flexible and predictable funding for peacekeeping operations, in addition to the support required to facilitate the building of the continent's peacekeeping capacity and institutional mechanism.