PSC/AHG/COMM/2(DXLVII) Page 2 sustainability of the financing of AU-led peace support operations undertaken with the consent of the Security Council, bearing in mind that, in carrying out peace support operations, the AU is contributing to the maintenance of international peace and security in a manner consistent with the provisions of Chapter VIII of the UN Charter, and (c) endorsed and supported the implementation, as an initial step, of all the recommendations of the Prodi Panel report; 3. Recalls resolutions 1809 (2007), 2033(2012) and 2167 (2014), as well as presidential statement PRST/2014/27, in which the UN Security Council, inter alia: (a) expressed its determination to take effective steps to further enhance the relationship between the UN and regional and sub-regional organizations, in particular the AU, in accordance with Chapter VIII of the UN Charter, (b) reiterated that the growing contribution made by regional and sub-regional organizations can usefully complement the work of the UN in maintaining international peace and security, and that cooperation with regional and sub-regional organizations and consistent with Chapter VIII of the UN Charter can improve collective security, and (c) stressed the need to enhance the predictability, sustainability and flexibility of financing regional organizations when they undertake peacekeeping under a UN mandate; 4. Also recalls resolution A/Res/67/302 on cooperation between the UN and the AU, adopted on 1 October 2013 by the 67th session of the UN General Assembly, which recognized the need to enhance the predictability, sustainability and flexibility of financing of development and humanitarian issues for regional organizations, including the AU, when they undertake peacekeeping operations under a UN mandate, and noted the determination of the Security Council to continue working on this issue, in accordance with its responsibilities under the UN Charter; 5. Reiterates communiqué PSC/PR/2(DII) adopted at its 502nd meeting held on 29 April 2015, endorsing the Common African Position on the Review of UN Operations, which, among others, calls for the provision of UN assessed contributions for AU-led peace support operations undertaken with the consent of the UN Security Council, as a way of addressing the challenge of providing sustainable and predictable financing for such operations; 6. Further reiterates press statement PSC/PR/BR.(DXXXII) adopted at its 532nd meeting held on 10 August 2015, expressing appreciation to the UN High-Level Independent Panel on Peace Operations (HIPPO) for taking into account many of the views expressed in the Common African Position, including its acknowledgement of the strategic partnership between the AU and the UN based on the provisions of Chapter VIII of the Charter, and the call for the financing of UN-authorized AU-led peace support operations, through the use of UN assessed contributions, on a case-by-case basis; 7. Takes note of the document entitled: “The Future of UN Peace Operations: Report of the Secretary-General on the Recommendations of the High-Level Independent Panel on Peace Operations”, and welcomes the Secretary-General’s emphasis on the need for sustained, predictable and flexible funding mechanisms to support AU peace support