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The head of the United Nations Office to the African Union briefed the Security Council Wednesday (Oct. 2) on the cooperation between the UN and regional organizations including the African Union (AU).
The partnership between the United Nations and the African Union draws its dynamism from a commitment shared and sustainable in favor of multilateralism, he said.
The Permanent Observer of the AU to the United Nations Fatima Kyari Mohammed told the Council that the increased involvement of the bloc of three elected African members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) – the A3 on key resolutions was critical while reiterating Africa’s demand of a better representation on the Council. She further said that the African Union anticipates practical steps, including the initiation of text-based intergovernmental negotiations to prioritize Africa in the reform of the UN Security Council.
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Earlier on the day, some members of the Council amongst whom were Sierra Leone, underscored the importance of cooperation in troubled times like these. That country’s representative in the UN Michael Imaran Kanu said that conflict-sensitive, climate adaptation mitigation, finance, and resilience actions can be an important lever for peacebuilding.
