We welcome the trend towards further strengthening the cooperation between the Security Council and regional organizations.

The Council should also work in close cooperation with regional organizations in the field of human rights

In the Council and elsewhere, Romania has constantly promoted cooperation between the United Nations and regional organizations.

Regional cooperation

Regional cooperation

Regional cooperation.

Theme for the regional cooperation item of the substantive session of 2005 of the Economic and Social Council

Theme for the regional cooperation item of the substantive session of 2005 of the Economic and Social Council

The United Nations Security Council has taken these meetings seriously and has requested further regional cooperation on the Iraqi question.

2005 206 Theme for the regional cooperation item of the substantive session of 2005 of the Economic and Social Council

In 2003, the Governing Council of UN Habitat recommended the strengthening of the regional presence and cooperation of UN Habitat.

An addendum to the report of the Secretary General on regional cooperation will be made available to the Council as a background document (Council decision 2004 323).

Regional cooperation for development

Regional cooperation for development

Subregional and regional cooperation

Subregional and regional cooperation

Ministry of Regional Cooperation

Cooperation with regional organizations

Regional Cooperation and Representation

It is necessary to follow strictly the corresponding Security Council resolutions and develop United Nations cooperation with regional and subregional organizations.

The Stability Pact has now been transferred to local control, re emerging as the Sarajevo based Regional Cooperation Council, ready to develop regional and multilateral standards for its members.

C. Regional and technical cooperation

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The future Peacebuilding Commission could become a new institutionalized venue for cooperation and close contact between the Council and regional and subregional organizations.

Apart from bilateral initiatives, Brazil has been strengthening its relations with regional groupings such as the Gulf Cooperation Council and the Arab League.

South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation

C. Cooperation among the regional commissions

Subprogramme 5 Regional cooperation and representation

Cooperation with those partners forms a major plank of the commissions' response to promoting regional cooperation and regional public goods.

Increased regional cooperation would accelerate this process.

Cooperation with international, regional and subregional organizations

Cooperation with international, regional and subregional organizations

Shanghai Cooperation Organization, Regional Counter Terrorism Structure

Cooperation with regional organizations and civil society

E. Cooperation with regional organizations and initiatives

SAARC South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation.

Regional trade agreements and South South cooperation

As reported above, the High Representative also asked the Peace Implementation Council to remove four subprogrammes related to regional stability and cooperation, transferring these to States members of the Council for bilateral action.

Clearly, regional cooperation is increasing through regional networks and partnerships involving a growing number of diverse regional organizations.

We have long discussed in the Security Council, as well as in the General Assembly the framework for cooperation between the United Nations and regional organizations.

The Council stated that the obligation of Member States to enforce the arms embargo should be coupled with enhanced international and regional cooperation concerning arms exports.

Regional and bilateral cooperation efforts have been strengthened.

Regional cooperation complemented global action to counter terrorism.

(f) The need for improvements in regional cooperation.

(a) To expand consultation and cooperation between the United Nations and regional and subregional organizations through formalized agreements between the respective secretariats and, as appropriate, involvement of regional organizations in the work of the Security Council