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STORY: UN / UN EU COOPERATION
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SOURCE: UNIFEED
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LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 13 APRIL 2026, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
FILE - NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, UN Headquarters
13 APRIL 2026, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, Security Council
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Khaled Khiari, Assistant Secretary-General for Middle East, Europe, the Americas, Asia and the Pacific, Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations, United Nations:
“In an increasingly complex and uncertain international environment, sustained engagement, dialogue and trust-building are essential. Respect for international law and the Charter of the United Nations remains central to addressing shared challenges. The European Union plays an important role in advancing these principles.”
4. Wide shot, Security Council
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Khaled Khiari, Assistant Secretary-General for Middle East, Europe, the Americas, Asia and the Pacific, Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations, United Nations:
“We are particularly grateful for the role of European Union member states as troop- and police-contributing countries, including in challenging environments, such as Lebanon, and in intergovernmental processes, including the Peacebuilding Commission. At a time when advancing political solutions remains difficult in many contexts, the support of the European Union to the United Nations’ good offices, mediation and political engagement is especially important.”
6. Wide shot, Security Council
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Khaled Khiari, Assistant Secretary-General for Middle East, Europe, the Americas, Asia and the Pacific, Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations, United Nations:
“The Russian invasion has shaken the foundations of the European security architecture to its core. As we enter the fifth year of this war, the human toll continues to rise. We hope that the Orthodox Easter temporary ceasefire will help pave the way towards a more durable one. An immediate, full and unconditional ceasefire must be the first step towards a just, lasting and comprehensive peace, grounded in respect for international law and the principles of the United Nations Charter.”
8. Wide shot, Security Council
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Kaja Kallas, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, European Union:
“Together, the crises in Europe and the Middle East represent the clearest sign yet of an abandonment of the old rules, including the UN Charter. A new world is now in the making, characterized by competition and coercive power politics; a world order dominated by a handful of military powers who aim to establish spheres of influence. How the world responds to this moment says less about the new emerging order than it does about us. Because we have been here before.
10. Wide shot, Security Council
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Kaja Kallas, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, European Union:
“If we pledge our commitment to the founding principles of the United Nations, including the UN Charter, and envisage growing the body of international law, then we must agree on how to make the rules stick. To make the rules stick we must strengthen accountability. International law is only as effective as we are willing to make it.”
12. Wide shot, Security Council
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Kaja Kallas, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, European Union:
“The need for accountability is why we are helping set up a Tribunal for the crime of aggression against Ukraine. Without the crime of aggression, which is the leadership crimes, there would not be any war crimes either. Without leadership accountability, war crimes will persist. The Security Council bears a special responsibility for making the rules stick, because there can be no security in a world of impunity. This is why I salute initiatives to curb veto abuse.”
14. Wide shot, Security Council
15. SOUNDBITE (English) Kaja Kallas, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, European Union:
“If the first success of the United Nations was its capacity to evolve as the world community did, this is no longer the case. From the modest representation for rising economies in the Security Council to the role of the General Assembly in holding the most powerful to account, the to-do list is long. Without fairness, there is no hope to make it work again. But we do remain hopeful. The EU continues to be a firm believer in the UN and its capacity for change.”
16. Wide shot, Security Council
High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas said, “The EU continues to be a firm believer in the UN and its capacity for change.”
Addressing the Security Council on cooperation between the UN and the European Union today (13 Apr), Khaled Khiari, UN Assistant Secretary-General for Middle East, Europe, the Americas, Asia and the Pacific, said, “In an increasingly complex and uncertain international environment, sustained engagement, dialogue and trust-building are essential. Respect for international law and the Charter of the United Nations remains central to addressing shared challenges. The European Union plays an important role in advancing these principles.”
He also said, “We are particularly grateful for the role of European Union member states as troop- and police-contributing countries, including in challenging environments, such as Lebanon, and in intergovernmental processes, including the Peacebuilding Commission. At a time when advancing political solutions remains difficult in many contexts, the support of the European Union to the United Nations’ good offices, mediation and political engagement is especially important.”
He added, “The Russian invasion has shaken the foundations of the European security architecture to its core. As we enter the fifth year of this war, the human toll continues to rise. We hope that the Orthodox Easter temporary ceasefire will help pave the way towards a more durable one. An immediate, full and unconditional ceasefire must be the first step towards a just, lasting and comprehensive peace, grounded in respect for international law and the principles of the United Nations Charter.”
Kaja Kallas, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, said, “Together, the crises in Europe and the Middle East represent the clearest sign yet of an abandonment of the old rules, including the UN Charter. A new world is now in the making, characterized by competition and coercive power politics; a world order dominated by a handful of military powers who aim to establish spheres of influence. How the world responds to this moment says less about the new emerging order than it does about us. Because we have been here before.”
She also said, “If we pledge our commitment to the founding principles of the United Nations, including the UN Charter, and envisage growing the body of international law, then we must agree on how to make the rules stick. To make the rules stick we must strengthen accountability. International law is only as effective as we are willing to make it.”
She stressed, “The need for accountability is why we are helping set up a Tribunal for the crime of aggression against Ukraine. Without the crime of aggression, which is the leadership crimes, there would not be any war crimes either. Without leadership accountability, war crimes will persist. The Security Council bears a special responsibility for making the rules stick, because there can be no security in a world of impunity. This is why I salute initiatives to curb veto abuse.”
She concluded, “If the first success of the United Nations was its capacity to evolve as the world community did, this is no longer the case. From the modest representation for rising economies in the Security Council to the role of the General Assembly in holding the most powerful to account, the to-do list is long. Without fairness, there is no hope to make it work again. But we do remain hopeful. The EU continues to be a firm believer in the UN and its capacity for change.”
