Walter J. Lindner (C, front), State Secretary of the Federal Foreign Office of Germany, speaks during a Security Council open debate on silencing the guns in Africa, at the UN headquarters in New York, Feb. 27, 2019. The UN Security Council on Wednesday adopted a resolution expressing its readiness to contribute to the African Union's pledge to "end all wars in Africa by 2020" and "achieve the goal of a conflict-free Africa". (Xinhua/Li Muzi)