31/10/2018 (Agence Europe) – On Tuesday 30 October, a joint delegation of the EP foreign affairs committee and the sub-committee on human rights was at the United Nations in New York to support the partnership between the EU and the UN. The head of the delegation, David McAllister, stated in a press release: “At a moment when multilateralism is under fire, we fully support EU-UN Partnership. Joining our forces and finding innovative solutions is a must to achieve global ambitions and to tackle current global challenges”. The members of the delegation said that the EU-UN partnership needs to be turned into concrete steps. “The EU and the UN should play complementary and reinforcing roles every time peace and security are threatened”, they said. They discussed ways to initiate a structured political cooperation to address common key priorities. (CG)