EU-UN strategic committee on peace, security reaffirms support for UN Charter: spokesperson

UNITED NATIONS, March 3 (Xinhua) -- The European Union-United Nations Strategic Committee on Peace and Security held its first meeting in New York on Tuesday, with delegations reaffirming their strong support for the purposes and principles of the UN Charter and for a rules-based international order anchored in international law, a UN spokesperson said.

The meeting was co-chaired by Rosemary DiCarlo, the UN under-secretary-general for political and peacebuilding affairs; Jean-Pierre Lacroix, the head of the UN Peace Operations department; and Charles Fries, the deputy secretary general for Peace, Security and Defence of the European External Action Service, said Stephane Dujarric, spokesperson for the UN secretary-general, in a daily briefing.

During the meeting, the delegations exchanged views on the evolving global peace and security landscape and discussed the future of UN peacekeeping operations and special political missions, and the future orientation of EU missions and operations, the spokesperson said.

Looking ahead, the European Union and UN agreed to place particular emphasis on their cooperation on transitions; the women, peace and security agenda; climate, peace and security; strategic planning as well as conflict prevention and peacebuilding, Dujarric said.

The EU-UN Strategic Committee on Peace and Security, which meets annually, is a forum established in 2025 to steer strategic planning, enhance coordination, and strengthen cooperation between EU Common Security and Defence Policy missions and UN peace operations. ■