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Bisogniero

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  1. “But there is simply no alternative to much closer cooperation. Our meeting here today clearly demonstrates that the international community is rising to the challenge. So let me conclude by once again thanking the Chinese presidency of the Security Council for hosting today's remarkable event.”

    2010-01-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6257 (2010) · source

  2. “We could also explore staff exchanges, particularly of senior staff who will be working with representatives from the other institution, either in the field or at Headquarters. All of that is to say that there are many practical ways to encourage more structured and effective cooperation between us. In the past, a lack of strategic dialogue has often prevented us from examining common challenges and formulating common responses, leaving this to the working level to sort out. That is why today's discussion and yesterday's United Nations retreat are most welcome initiatives to pursue the strategic dialogue that so far has been missing. We all know that it will not be easy to end the fragmentation between our institutions. We each have different structures, procedures and working cultures.”

    2010-01-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6257 (2010) · source

  3. “But in the end, we all mean the same thing: institutions complementing and reinforcing one another's efforts in order to prevent or resolve crisis and conflict. And I can assure Council members that, in our current work on NATO's new Strategic Concept, we are giving the comprehensive approach the prominent place that it deserves. If we are serious about implementing the comprehensive approach, we must consider innovative steps. NATO has been a strong proponent of mutual liaison arrangements, especially with the United Nations, to smooth our day-to-day cooperation. We could also imagine a pool of liaison officers from various international institutions here at United Nations Headquarters - and if needed, on a case by case basis, also at NATO Headquarters - to enable better cross- coordination.”

    2010-01-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6257 (2010) · source

  4. “Since 2005, NATO has also been cooperating with the African Union (AU), at its request, both by providing logistical support to AU-led operations and by providing some technical assistance to the African Standby Force concept and planning. But we all need to do more. For instance, with a few exceptions, the various international actors engaged in peace operations still do not train together, do not really plan together and are not really joined up in the field. In short, our efforts are much too fragmented. Ending this fragmentation will require a profound cultural change from regional organizations engaged in peace and security. What we need is what we in NATO have come to label a comprehensive approach, and what the United Nations calls an integrated approach.”

    2010-01-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6257 (2010) · source

  5. “And this can be achieved only if all actors actively coordinate their efforts. In that regard, let me underline that we see the main coordinating role of those international efforts lying clearly with the United Nations. NATO has made some encouraging progress in contributing to such international coordination. Not long ago, the Secretaries-General of the United Nations and NATO signed a joint declaration, which sets out a number of areas for closer cooperation. NATO and the European Union are also working more closely together, not just in the Balkans and in Afghanistan, but also in their respective efforts to fight piracy off the coast of Somalia. We have worked with the World Bank on several projects in Afghanistan and elsewhere.”

    2010-01-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6257 (2010) · source

  6. “And in addition to the Alliance's own 28 member States, all of which are present in ISAF, we now have 16 troop- contributing nations that are not NATO members, some of them located halfway around the world; they make this a true joint commitment by the international community. ISAF's military presence is indispensable. Yet we are all acutely aware that there is no purely military solution to the problems in Afghanistan. Ultimately, the key to success will be increased interaction among military efforts, civilian interventions and improved governance. This will require the Alliance's increased cooperation with the United Nations, the World Bank, the European Union and other international actors, but also with non-governmental organizations and even the private sector.”

    2010-01-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6257 (2010) · source

  7. “In the contemporary international security environment, we are increasingly aware that institutions can no longer work in isolation from one another and that the key to meeting today's security challenges lies in building new ties among them. NATO is actively promoting such closer ties, because it is our firm belief that bringing military and civilian means closer together is absolutely vital to preventing, addressing and resolving crises and conflicts. Afghanistan offers us a compelling example. In that country, NATO is leading the United Nations- mandated International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) operation. But this is not a NATO operation alone. It is set within a political framework that is determined by the wider international community.”

    2010-01-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6257 (2010) · source

  8. “Mr. Bisogniero: Let me first of all express my condolences to the Government and the people of Haiti, and to other affected nations and organizations, on the tragic losses caused by yesterday's devastating earthquake. It is a pleasure to address this distinguished gathering on behalf of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the President of the Security Council, Ambassador Zhang Yesui of China, for his invitation. This meeting is another demonstration of a fundamental change in the way we think about the role of international organizations and institutions.”

    2010-01-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6257 (2010) · source