UN Documents for Interaction with Regional and other International Organisations: Security Council Presidential Statements

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26 October 2009 S/PRST/2009/26 This presidential statement reiterated the importance of a more effective strategic relationship between the UN and the AU, underlining the importance of expediting the implementation of the UN-AU Ten-Year Capacity-Building Programme.
18 March 2009 S/PRST/2009/3 This was the presidential statement following the meeting on the AU-UN Panel’s report.
6 November 2007 S/PRST/2007/42 This was a presidential statement on the role of regional and sub-regional organizations in the maintenance of international peace and security. It noted, in particular, the potential role of regional organisations in addressing the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons and the need to take into account in the peacekeeping operations' mandates the regional instruments enabling States to identify and trace illegal small arms and light weapons.
28 March 2007 S/PRST/2007/7 This was a presidential statement on relations between the UN and regional organisations, particularly the African Union.
19 December 2006 S/PRST/2006/55 This presidential statement endorsed the phased approach to address the Darfur crisis.
20 September 2006 S/PRST/2006/39 This presidential statement welcomed the intent of regional organisations to be closely associated with the work of the PBC and expressed the Council's commitment to facilitate their participation in the PBC's country-specific activities.
3 February 2006 S/PRST/2006/5 This presidential statement asked the Secretary-General to begin contingency planning for a transition from AMIS to a UN operation.
19 November 2004 S/PRST/2004/44 This presidential statement recognised the importance of strengthening cooperation with the African Union in order to help build its capacity to deal with collective security challenges.
20 July 2004 S/PRST/2004/27 This was the statement after the Council's debate on cooperation between the United Nations and regional organisations in stabilisation processes.
30 November 1998 S/PRST/1998/35 This presidential statement reaffirmed the increasingly important role of regional arrangements in maintaining peace and security.
24 September 1998 S/PRST/1998/29 This presidential statement took stock of the Council’s Africa-focused work.
16 September 1998 S/PRST/1998/28 This presidential statement set general standards for peacekeeping and stressed the need to be fully informed of peacekeeping activities carried out by regional or subregional organisations. It also focused on enhancing Africa's peacekeeping capacity and highlighted the problem of children in armed conflict.
25 September 1997 S/PRST/1997/46 This presidential statement noted that addressing the challenges of conflict in Africa required a comprehensive approach and called on the Secretary-General to produce a report to address the issue.
3 May 1994 S/PRST/1994/22 This statement welcomed enhanced consultations and exchange of information between the Council and the TCCs regarding peacekeeping operations, including their planning, management and coordination. This presidential statement said that regional and subregional organisations should be taken into account when setting up new peacekeeping operations.