Interaction with Regional and other International Organisations
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On Friday (17 October), Security Council members held their 19th annual joint consultative meeting with members of the African Union Peace and Security Council (AUPSC) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. During the day, they also met with Ethiopian Foreign Minister Gedion...
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Yesterday morning (16 October), Security Council members began their day with meetings with UN and African Union (AU) officials in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. In the afternoon, they participated in the tenth informal joint seminar with the African Union Peace and...
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Council members will hold their 19th annual joint consultative meeting with the African Union Peace and Security Council (AUPSC) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Friday (17 October). This meeting will be preceded tomorrow (16 October) by the tenth informal joint...
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In October, the Council is expected to hold a briefing on cooperation between the UN and regional and sub-regional organisations, focusing on the African Union (AU). Special Representative of the Secretary-General to the AU and Head of the UN Office to the AU (UNOAU) Parfait Onanga-Anyanga is the anticipated briefer. Onanga-Anyanga is expected to present the Secretary-General’s annual report on strengthening the partnership between the UN and the AU on issues of peace and security in Africa, including the work of the UNOAU, during the meeting.
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Tomorrow morning (24 July), the Security Council will convene for a briefing under the agenda item “Cooperation between the United Nations and regional and subregional organizations”, focusing on the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). Mohammad Ishaq Dar, Pakistan’s Deputy Prime...
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In July, the Council is expected to hold a briefing under the agenda item “Cooperation between the United Nations and regional and subregional organizations in maintaining international peace and security”, focusing on the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister, Ishaq Dar, is expected to chair the meeting. OIC Secretary-General Hissein Brahim Taha and a UN Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs (DPPA) official are the anticipated briefers.
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Tomorrow morning (11 March), the Security Council will hold its annual briefing on cooperation between the UN and the European Union (EU) under the agenda item “Cooperation between the United Nations and regional and subregional organizations in maintaining international peace...
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Tomorrow (23 January) the Security Council is expected to hold a briefing on “Cooperation between the Security Council and the League of Arab States”. The briefers will be: Mohamed Khaled Khiari, the Assistant Secretary-General for Middle East, Asia and the...
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The 21 December marks one year since the adoption of resolution 2719, through which the Council authorised support for African Union-led peace support operations (AUPSOs) from UN assessed contributions on a case-by-case basis. The adoption of this landmark resolution is widely regarded as a significant milestone in UN-AU cooperation. Discussions within the Council on this issue have gained momentum, particularly regarding potential test cases to be considered under resolution 2719. This In Hindsight examines the prospects and challenges in this regard and anticipates what lies ahead.
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October was a significant month for UN-AU cooperation. This month’s In Hindsight examines the progress and challenges in UN-AU cooperation and offers ideas for charting the way forward.
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In October, the Council is expected to hold a briefing on cooperation between the UN and regional and sub-regional organisations, focusing on the African Union (AU). Assistant Secretary-General for Africa in the Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations (DPPA-DPO) Martha Ama Akyaa Pobee and AU Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security Bankole Adeoye are the expected briefers.
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Tomorrow morning (26 September), Security Council members will hold an informal interactive dialogue (IID) on cooperation between the UN and the League of Arab States (LAS). Tanja Fajon, Slovenia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, will...
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It is important to closely examine the relationship between the Council and regional arrangements. With this in mind, this report seeks to provide insights into several aspects of the relationship, including the legal framework underpinning it and the manner in which it has worked in practice.
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The contours of the relationship between the UN Security Council and “regional arrangements and agencies” have long been the subject of debate.This debate has assumed renewed significance following the publication of A New Agenda for Peace, a July 2023 policy brief that sets out UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ vision for an effective multilateral security system. The brief argues that robust regional frameworks and organisations that have strong partnerships with the UN are necessary for managing growing competition among member states and the increasingly transnational threats facing the international community.
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Tomorrow morning (19 July), the Security Council will hold a debate on cooperation between the UN and regional and subregional organisations, focusing on the role of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), and the...
