UN Security Council
2014

support of United Nations peacekeeping operations or other Security Councilmandated operations, and welcomes relevant initiatives taken in this regard; 13. Requests in that context the Secretary-General to initiate in full and close cooperation with the African Union a lessons learned exercise on the transitions from the African Union peace operations to United Nations peacekeeping operations in Mali and the Central African Republic and to produce specific recommendations that could be used for possible future transitional arrangements not later than 31 December 2014; 14. Encourages the United Nations and regional organizations, especially the African Union to take concrete steps to strengthen their relationships and develop a more effective partnership when addressing issues of mutual interest and underscores the need to enhance the United Nations and regional organizations’ predeployment joint planning and joint mission assessment processes to increase effectiveness of peacekeeping mission; 15. Stresses the need for the United Nations and the African Union to work to ensure that women and gender perspectives are fully integrated into all peace and security efforts undertaken by the two organizations, including by building the