EU-UN Strategic Partnership

on Peacekeeping and Crisis

Management

Jibecke Joensson, Security and Defence Policy, Common

Security and Defence Policy and Crisis Response (CSDP-CR)

• Four levels of cooperation:

1) Political: Shared values and commitments - Joint Declaration, Joint

Statements

2) Strategic: Regular high-level dialogue - UN-EU Steering Committee

on Crisis Management

3) Tactical: Staff-to-staff talks – HQ to HQ, UNLOPS in Brussels & EU

DEL NYC,

4) Operational: In-theatre cooperation – Mali incl G5 Sahel Joint Force,

CAR, Somalia, Kosovo, Middle East)

UN-EU Strategic Partnership on

Peacekeeping and Crisis Management

• Reinforcing the UN-EU Strategic Partnership on Peace

Operations and Crisis Management: 2019-2021

1) Women Peace & Security

2) Cooperation between missions and operations

3) Transitions and stabilisation (mission-settings)

4) Facilitate EU Member States' contributions to UN peace operations

5) Conflict Prevention and support to political solutions (mission-settings)

6) Policing, RoL & SSR

7) Cooperation with and support to African peace operations

8) Training and capacity-building

Looking ahead: Challenges and Opportunities

• Institutional, strategic and political differences

• Growing ambitions and higher benchmarks with strained and

decreasing resources

• Large internal processes ongoing both within the EU and the UN

• Increasingly strong political and operational commitment

• Enhanced complementary and delineated roles