{"id":8477,"date":"2022-02-17T11:07:45","date_gmt":"2022-02-17T11:07:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swn.af\/en\/?p=8477"},"modified":"2022-02-17T11:07:45","modified_gmt":"2022-02-17T11:07:45","slug":"un-chief-says-conflict-prevention-support-to-afghanistan-among-main-priorities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swn.af\/en\/2022\/02\/un-chief-says-conflict-prevention-support-to-afghanistan-among-main-priorities\/","title":{"rendered":"UN chief says conflict prevention, support to Afghanistan among main priorities"},"content":{"rendered":"

MONITORING (SW) – Conflict prevention, counter-terrorism and support to Afghanistan, top the list of issues on which the UN and the Collective Security Treaty Organization\u00a0\u2013 a Eurasian regional grouping comprising Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, the Russian Federation and Tajikistan \u2013 should bolster their cooperation,\u00a0Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres\u00a0told\u00a0the\u00a0Security Council\u00a0on Wednesday.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u201cOur founders understood that no single organization can alone ensure peace, security, and development in a complex and rapidly changing world,\u201d said Mr. Guterres, describing the bloc \u2013 known as the CSTO \u2013 as an important partner for the UN system.<\/p>\n

Among other issues, he described the unfolding humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan as one area where strong support from regional partners will prove crucial in the months and years ahead.<\/p>\n

The CTSO is based on the Collective Security Treaty, signed in 1992 as a follow-up to the Commonwealth of Independent States, and was officially established in 2002.<\/p>\n

In the years since, it has evolved from a common defense grouping to a multifunctional alliance with capabilities in diplomacy, information-sharing, counter-terrorism and the maintenance of regional peace and security.<\/p>\n

Through various resolutions, reports and memoranda of understanding \u2013 including\u00a0biennial resolutions\u00a0of the General Assembly \u2013 the UN has acknowledged a range of goals and activities that it shares with the CSTO and welcomed the increasing breadth and depth of their cooperation.<\/p>\n

The Organization also signed a Joint Declaration on Cooperation between the United Nations and the CSTO in 2010.<\/p>\n

In his address to the 15-member Council, Secretary-General Guterres also touched on\u00a0the issue of peacekeeping.<\/p>\n

He thanked CSTO member countries for their important contributions to the whole UN peacekeeping department, and welcomed a 2021 visit by a delegation of its experts to the\u00a0UN Interim Force in Lebanon\u00a0(UNIFIL), where they were able to gain\u00a0first-hand insights into the prevention work being done by UN missions.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs we deepen our ties in the years ahead, we look forward to receiving further pledges from CSTO members to the UN peacekeeping capability readiness system,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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Turning to the\u00a0worsening situation\u00a0in Afghanistan, the UN chief warned that\u00a0terrorism remains a constant threat, not only to the security of the region but to the entire world.<\/p>\n

\u201cWithout determined action, the severe economic contraction, rising unemployment and escalating humanitarian crisis will fuel despair and breed extremism,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Regional and inter-regional cooperation, as well as cross-border law enforcement and judicial cooperation, are essential elements in the global response.<\/p>\n

He spotlighted closer cooperation between the UN and regional organizations \u2013 including the CSTO \u2013 as critical to defusing these evolving threats, preventing spill-over, promoting stability and ultimately save lives.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are determined to strengthen this work together,\u201d he stressed, adding that the UN is counting on support from its regional partners to achieve those goals.<\/p>\n

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MONITORING (SW) – Conflict prevention, counter-terrorism and support to Afghanistan, top the list of issues on which the UN and the Collective Security Treaty Organization\u00a0\u2013 a Eurasian regional grouping comprising Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, the Russian Federation and Tajikistan \u2013 should bolster their cooperation,\u00a0Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres\u00a0told\u00a0the\u00a0Security Council\u00a0on Wednesday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8478,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,179,17,18,200,225,5,3,8,4,6,7],"tags":[12,13,177,322,666,683],"class_list":["post-8477","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-soceity","category-economy-business","category-security_","category-peace","category-democracy-human-rights","category-corruption","category-politics_","category-dontuse","category-governance","category-news_","category-afghanistan","category-headline","tag-afghanistan","tag-taliban","tag-pakistan","tag-un","tag-humanitarian","tag-islamic-emirate"],"views":452,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/swn.af\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8477","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/swn.af\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/swn.af\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swn.af\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swn.af\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8477"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/swn.af\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8477\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swn.af\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8478"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/swn.af\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8477"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swn.af\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8477"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swn.af\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8477"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}