Prior to adoption of the resolution, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told the meeting that, in consolidating the partnership between the African Union and the United Nations, he would spare no effort in making it complementary, effective and inclusive. “I am resolved to enhance cooperation with all regional organizations, so as to create, in the future, effective mechanisms for conflict prevention and resolution, as well as a predictable, interlinked and reliable system for global peacekeeping under the Charter,” he said.[1]