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UN chief calls for strengthened partnerships with regional organizations

Xinhua, August 19, 2015 Adjust font size:

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon on Tuesday called for strengthened partnerships with regional and sub-regional organizations to better respond to evolving global threats.

While addressing the Security Council meeting on regional organizations and contemporary global security challenges, Ban said "the United Nations increasingly shares responsibility for peace and security with regional organizations."

"We should do everything possible to help them resolve regional problems -- and to include the States concerned in solutions," he said. "At the same time, regional organizations should continue contributing to United Nations peace and security efforts."

Noting that terrorism and the spread of violent extremism are destabilizing volatile regions, Ban stressed that the UN counts on regional organizations for political leverage as well as civilian and military capacities, especially with its peace operations.

Improving partnerships and cooperation with regional organizations has been a recurring theme for the Security Council and other parts of the UN system.

The Security Council held an open debate on this topic Tuesday at a time when threats to international peace and security increasingly appear to have trans-border and regional dimensions. Endite