Secretary-General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon urged regional organisations to find ways to expand their cooperation and dialogue to address increasingly interconnected global challenges. Ki-moon, who spoke at a high-level debate in the Security Council, said “Regional and sub-regional organisations have deep knowledge, unique insights and strong local networks. These elements are critical for mediation, planning a peacekeeping operation or helping a country to build lasting peace”. The meeting, according to a release by the global body, dwelt on cooperation between the UN and regional and sub-regional organisations in maintaining international peace and security.

UN Wants Expanded Cooperation among Regional Organisations, Articles | THISDAY LIVE: "“We are better at sharing information and analysis on brewing crises, but we have to work harder on swift response and long-term prevention,” he noted, asking countries to examine how they can expand their cooperation in pursuit of international peace and security. “We need to learn from the lessons of our collaborations to build ever more innovative and flexible partnership arrangements that draw on our respective strengths,” he said. “Only through cooperation will we meet our shared aspirations for a more peaceful world.” The debate, presided over by President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner of Argentina, which holds the Council’s presidency this month, sought to further strengthen dialogue and exchange of information among regional and sub-regional organisations and the UN on issues such as conflict prevention, peaceful settlement of disputes, peacekeeping and post-conflict peacebuilding. In his remarks, Ki-moon highlighted examples of valuable cooperation between the UN and regional and sub-regional organisations across the globe." CLICK LINK TO READ MORE

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