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Cooperation between the UN and the Gulf Cooperation Council in maintaining international peace and security - Security Council, 10128th meeting
The Security Council today encouraged collaboration between the United Nations and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) to address “shared challenges, such as maritime security, preventing and countering terrorism, and responding to food and water security” as part of broader efforts to promote peace and stability in a region engulfed by the ongoing Israel–United States war with Iran.
In an agreed presidential statement submitted by the representative of Bahrain (to be issued as document S/PRST/2026/1) in his capacity as Council President for April, the Security Council recognized the Gulf Cooperation Council’s “position and expertise in understanding and promoting regional sustainable peace and security”.
It also acknowledged its “contributions to regional and international stability through mediation, preventive diplomacy, technical and financial support, and humanitarian engagement in support of prevention across the peace continuum”.
Established in 1981, the regional organization comprises six member States — Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates — and serves as a platform for cooperation on political, economic and sociocultural issues affecting the Arab States of the Gulf.
