Opening the debate on 4 May 2015, at UN Headquarters in New York, US, Kutesa said strengthening cooperation between the UN and regional and sub-regional organizations has been one his key priorities for the 69th UNGA session, and noted that over 25 regional and sub-regional organizations have established formal “cooperative relationships” with the UN. He called for: building on lessons learned to create even more innovative and flexible partnership arrangements that draw on respective strengths; and to find ways of ensuring predictable and sustainable financing for regional and sub-regional organizations.

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