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Our partnership with the European Union is also crucial, and I look forward to signing a framework
agreement with the EU, and to exploring the possibility of establishing trilateral collaborative
mechanisms.
These partnerships are
especially important given the
multiple tasks that are being
undertaken. We now face the
needs of peace enforcement
and counter terrorism and the
precarious environments in
which they take place require
an additional effort. It is clear
that peacekeeping forces are
not supposed to do peace
enforcement or counter
terrorism. We need to take
profit of the complementarity
that needs to exist between the UN and regional and other organizations.
I appeal again to the Security Council to ensure in that regard clarity of mandates as well as
adequate funding.
Over the next few months we will be making progress in implementing these reforms, which will
enable us to be better in what we do.
For the time being, I have asked that a review be carried out to see how our current Operations can
best respond to the many challenges they face.

With your partnership and support, we can adapt peace operations to meet old and the new tests
alike to be more effective and more cost effective.

Mr Antonio Guterres
Secretary-General UN
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