The UK shares the EU\u2019s commitment to effective multilateralism.\u00a0<\/p>\n
With deepening global instability, close cooperation between the UN and regional organisations remains essential.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The UK supports EU-UN coordination in maintaining international peace and security, as set out in the EU-UN Strategic Partnership.\u00a0<\/p>\n
We also welcome the strengthening of our own cooperation with the EU since the 2025 UK-EU Summit, and the signing of the UK-EU Security and Defence Partnership.<\/p>\n
We continue to build on this in pursuit of European and international security.<\/p>\n
I will now make three points.<\/p>\n
First, the EU makes a vital contribution to stability in our shared neighbourhood.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Like the UK, the EU has consistently championed Ukraine\u2019s sovereignty and territorial integrity, which Russia continues to violate through its illegal war.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Russia must end its aggression, and any peace must be just, lasting, and consistent with the UN Charter.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In the Western Balkans, the EU plays a vital role through the EU-facilitated Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue and contributing to stability and security in Bosnia and Herzegovina through EUFOR ALTHEA.<\/p>\n
Second, EU-UN cooperation contributes to peace and security well beyond Europe. We welcome the EU\u2019s commitment to the protection of civilians, the Women, Peace and Security agenda, and climate-related security.<\/p>\n
In the Middle East, the UK and the EU welcome the current ceasefire as an important step back from escalation and an opportunity to create space for diplomacy.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The EU and its Member States have been a consistent voice of support for freedom of navigation and the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.<\/p>\n
In Sudan, the EU is a valued partner for UN efforts to alleviate the humanitarian crisis and bring an end to the conflict.<\/p>\n
The Berlin Conference on 15 April, co-hosted by the UK, EU, Germany and others, will be an opportunity to reinforce international focus and drive practical action.\u00a0<\/p>\n
We also welcome the EU\u2019s diplomatic and humanitarian engagement in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and work on governance, resilience, and peacebuilding in Africa and beyond.<\/p>\n
Third, President, we welcome the commitment shown by the EU and its Member States to the UN as an institution, including through the UN 80 reform process.\u00a0<\/p>\n
We share the goal of a reformed UN that is effective and representative.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A UN that advances international peace and security, sustainable development, and human rights.<\/p>\n
We are proud to count the EU as a key partner in this cause.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The UK shares the EU\u2019s commitment to effective multilateralism.\u00a0 With deepening global instability, close cooperation between the UN…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":294292,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[59,57,58,50,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-528835","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-united-kingdom","8":"tag-gb","9":"tag-great-britain","10":"tag-greatbritain","11":"tag-news","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom","14":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/528835","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=528835"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/528835\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/294292"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=528835"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=528835"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=528835"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}