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Informal comments to the media read by Nicolas de Rivière, Permanent Representative of France to the UN, on behalf of the current and former European Union members of the Security Council (France, Estonia, Ireland, Belgium, Germany) on cooperation between the UN and the European Union following the Security Council meeting on Cooperation between the organization and regional and subregional organizations in maintaining international peace and security.

Solving world’s problems requires ‘global cooperation based on agreed rules’, European Union High Representative tells Security Council.

High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, said, “The European Union remains committed to United Nations and to the rules based in multilateralism. The core of our strategy is to protect, to reform, and to build multilateralism that is fit for purpose.” UNIFEED

Elements to the press by Gert Auväärt, Deputy Permanent Representative of Estonia and President of the Security Council for the month of June, following closed consultations on the Central African Republic.

Informal comments to the media by Abdou Abarry, Permanent Representative of Niger to the UN, Abdoulaye Mar Dieye, Special Coordinator for development in the Sahel, following the Arria formula on the launch of the Group of Friends of Women of the Sahel.

Press Conference by Sven Jürgenson, Permanent Representative of Estonia and President of the Security Council for the month of June, on the Council’s programme of work for the month.

Lynn Hastings, United Nations Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory, briefs the press on the launch of a $95 million flash appeal to support people in Gaza and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem.

Sven Jürgenson, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Estonia, reads a statement on the forced landing of a RyanAir flight in Minsk, Belarus on 23 May 2021 in behalf of European Union members of the UN Security Council.

Bosnia and Herzegovina remains in effect ‘a frozen conflict’ as political leaders push nationalistic agendas, High Representative tells Security Council.

In times of global crises, collaboration between regional organizations, United Nations has ‘grown exponentially’, Secretary-General tells Security Council.