Presidential Statement nº S/PRST/2013/12 of the United Nations Security Council

• Year: 2013
• Issuer: Security Council of the United Nation

United Nations

S

/PRST/2013/12

Security Council

Distr.: General

6 August 2013

Original: English

13-41950 (E) 060813

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Statement by the President of the Security Council

At the 7015th meeting of the Security Council, held on 6 August 2013, in

connection with the Council’s consideration of the item entitled “Cooperation

between the United Nations and regional and subregional organizations in

maintaining international peace and security”, the President of the Security Council

made the following statement on behalf of the Council:

“The Security Council recalls its previous relevant resolutions and

statements of its President which underscore the importance of developing

effective partnerships between the United Nations and regional and

subregional organizations, in accordance with the Charter of the United

Nations and the relevant statutes of the regional and subregional organizations.

“The Security Council recalls the purposes and principles of the Charter

of the United Nations, and reaffirms its primary responsibility under the

Charter for the maintenance of international peace and security.

“The Council further recalls that cooperation between the United Nations

and the regional and subregional organizations and arrangements in matters

relating to the maintenance of international peace and security, as are

appropriate for regional action, is an integral part of collective security as

provided for in the Charter of the United Nations, and can improve collective

security.

“The Security Council reiterates that the growing contribution made by

regional and subregional organizations can usefully complement the work of

the United Nations in maintaining international peace and security, and

stresses in this regard that such contribution must be made in accordance with

Chapter VIII of the Charter of the United Nations, including the need for

regional and subregional organizations at all times to keep the Security

Council fully informed of activities undertaken or in contemplation for the

maintenance of international peace and security.

“The Security Council expresses its intention to consider further steps to

promote closer and more operational cooperation, as appropriate, between the

United Nations and regional and subregional organizations in the fields of

conflict early warning, prevention, peacemaking, peacekeeping and

peacebuilding, and to ensure the coherence, synergy and collective

effectiveness of their efforts. In this regard, it welcomes the already existing

strong cooperation initiatives between the United Nations and regional

organizations.