æt ðɪ ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl lˈɛvəl, sˌiːˌiːˈɛnˌɛsˌeɪdˈiː ɡˈeɪnd əbzˈɜːvɚ stˈæɾəs æt ðə jˌuːˈɛn dʒˈɛnɚɹəl ɐsˈɛmbli ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd wˈʌn ænd kəŋklˈuːdᵻd ɐsˌoʊsɪˈeɪʃən ænd koʊˈɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃən ɐkˈoːɹdz wɪððə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd nˈeɪʃənz ˌiːkənˈɑːmɪk kəmˈɪʃən fɔːɹ ˈæfɹɪkə ˌiːsˌiːˈeɪ ænd wɪð jˌuːˈɛn spˈɛʃəlˌaɪzd ˈeɪdʒənsiz ænd ˌɪnstɪtˈuːʃənz sˈʌtʃ ɐz ˈʌndp, hˈuː, ʌnˈɛskoʊ, fˈaʊ, ænd ðə pˈɜːmənənt ˌɪntɚstˈeɪt kəmˈɪɾi fɔːɹ dɹˈaʊt kəntɹˈoʊl ɪnðə sɑːhˈɛl.
At the international level, CEN-SAD gained observer status at the UN General Assembly in 2001 and concluded association and cooperation accords with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and with UN specialized agencies and institutions such as UNDP, WHO, UNESCO, FAO, and the Permanent Interstate Committee for drought control in the Sahel.